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Dr. John Musuku's interview on ZNBC "BeatRHD Zambia” is a multi-faceted initiative aimed at eliminating RHD in Zambia through research, health system strengthening, and public awareness activities. The team is led by Dr. John Musuku at University Teaching Hospital (UTH), and is a joint effort with the Ministry of Health; Ministry of Education; Ministry of Community Development, Mother and Child Health;
University of Zambia; University of Cape Town; Novartis; and other partners.
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RHD Action launch at PASCAR in Mauritius
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As well as launching in New York alongside the UN General Assembly, the RHD Action Movement was also launched in Mauritius at the Joint Congress of PASCAR and the Cardiovascular Society of Mauritius. More details on the launch and broader RHD activities and presentations at PASCAR are available on our website.
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Fiji committed to addressing rheumatic heart disease
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An 8 year old RHD patient sits patiently while a nurse, attending RHD training, has the opportunity to listen to a heart murmur for the first time.
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services recently celebrated the launch of the next phase of its rheumatic heart disease control and prevention program in Fiji. Formalising its relationship with Cure Kids New Zealand as partners and co-funders of the next phase of the program.
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New eRegister based on WHF framework for patient registers
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On 8th October, the Cardiovascular Journal of Africa published an article by Joris van Dam, John Musuku, Liesl J Zühlke and others titled ‘An open-access, mobile compatible, electronic patient register for rheumatic heart disease (‘eRegister’) based on the World Heart Federation’s framework for patient registers’. The new 'eRegister' based on WHF framework for patient registers presents many practical benefits.
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News from Sudan – National RHD Awareness Day
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School awareness campaign as part of the National RHD Awareness Day in Sudan Sponsored by the Sudanese Children's Heart Society and Premier Company for Food Products, Sudan celebrated National RHD Awareness Day on 17 August 2015. Special radio and TV programmes were commissioned, and 2000 posters and educational pamphlets were distributed in Khartoum and other RHD target areas in Sudan: Darfur, Kordofan, White Nile and Gezira. To celebrate National RHD Awareness Day, a school awareness campaign was run in the peripheries of Khartoum, where the incidence and prevalence of RHD is very high. The media were receptive to this campaign, and most newspapers featured it as headline news.
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News from Sudan II – Launch of ARF and RHD Guidelines at Physician Workshop
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Sudan's new Guidelines for RHD were launched last month, marked by a workshop on RHD management based on published guidelines on 22 August 2015. The workshop was attended by 65 physicians, of whom 25 were from Sudan’s four RHD target areas. The book of guidelines was distributed widely at its launch, alongside posters and pamphlets which continue to be distributed locally.
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Framework for nurse practitioner role to specialise in ARF and RHD being developed Following the RHD Australia National Conference earlier this year, RHD Australia and a multidisciplinary working group have developed a framework for a nurse practitioner role to specialise in acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD).
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Atlas of Rheumatic Heart Disease The Atlas of Rheumatic Heart Disease provides a new way to view the global distribution of RHD burden, as well as programs and activities underway to help control the disease. Information about the burden of disease and what's being done to prevent it is easy to explore through the interactive map format.
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Namibia National Advisory Committee In Windhoek, Namibia, Thursday 23 April marked a historic milestone for the pan - African campaign to arrest the march of rheumatic fever (RF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) through the continent.
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Update: RHD Australia's Diagnosis Calculator App RHD Australia has developed a diagnostic tool for rheumatic fever utilising the Australian RHD guidelines. The tool included an innovative information tab/button that helps guide clinicians through the complex diagnostic pathway which ultimately minimises the chance of under diagnosis.
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