Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Prevention and Control in North India: Addressing the Challenges
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چکیده
Rheumatic Heart disease (RHD) is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality especially among 5-15-year-old children in developing countries like India. Globally, 15.6 million people suffer from RHD each year, and in India 600,000 children of less than 15 years suffer from this disease. Although incidence of RHD has come down with improvement in living conditions, but sporadic emergence in developed countries and continued persistence in developing countries is still an issue. RHD is preventable, yet there are many challenges which need to be addressed. In this review we have discussed key challenges which are hindering the efforts for prevention and control of this neglected disease.
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