A decentralized delivery program for rheumatic heart disease treatment and prevention in Uganda
Nat Med
.
2024 Jan;30(1):12-13.
doi: 10.1038/s41591-023-02646-4.
Authors
Doreen Nakagaayi
1
,
Jafesi Pulle
2
,
Isaac Otim
2
,
Oyoo Charles Akiya
3
,
Okello Henry Otto
4
,
Kristen Danforth
5
,
Chris T Longenecker
5
6
,
Nicholas Ollberding
7
8
,
Rachel Sarnacki
9
,
Miriam Nakitto
2
,
Samantha Buonfiglio
10
,
Joselyn Rwebembera
11
,
Craig Sable
9
,
Kenneth Sherr
5
,
Yanfang Su
12
,
Allison Webel
5
,
Andrea Beaton
13
14
,
Emmy Okello
11
,
David Watkins
5
15
Affiliations
1
Department of Adult Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda.
[email protected]
.
2
Department of Research, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda.
3
Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda.
4
Health Department, Kitgum District, Kitgum, Uganda.
5
Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
6
Division of Cardiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
7
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
8
Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
9
Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
10
Department of Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
11
Department of Adult Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda.
12
School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
13
Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
14
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
15
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
PMID:
38167934
PMCID:
PMC11160171
DOI:
10.1038/s41591-023-02646-4
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Humans
Rheumatic Heart Disease* / epidemiology
Rheumatic Heart Disease* / prevention & control
Uganda / epidemiology
Grants and funding
R01 HL164615/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/United States
R25 DK123008/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/United States