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Rheumatic Fever Week Message Goes Out Across South Africa

10 August 2017

Dr Liesl Zühlke, UCT Associate Professor and President of the South African Heart Association, appeared on the early-morning Expresso show on 2 August 2017 to commemorate Rheumatic Fever Week in South Africa. Rheumatic Fever Week has been observed in South Africa for over 25 years since it was declared by the National Department of Health.

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RHD Action to Participate in the WHO Regional Meetings

07 August 2017

Throughout the coming months, RHD Action will be sending representatives to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee Meetings, which are held to determine regional health policy and to approve programmes of work for each of the 6 WHO regions.

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Travel Awards Available for African Researchers: PASCAR and Sudan Heart Society African Congress 2017

31 July 2017

The Joint PASCAR and Sudan Heart Society Congress 2017 is scheduled to take place in Khartoum, Sudan from the 8 to 11th of October 2017.

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PASCAR and World Heart Federation announce Recipients of RHD Small Grants

31 July 2017

The recipients of the PASCAR and World Heart Federation RHD Small Grants Programme were recently announced. The grants are intended to support proposals to foster a policy dialogue with policy makers in the Ministry of Health and related departments that will introduce them to the AU Communiqué and lead to government supported national programmes, policy and initiatives.

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NCD Alliance Launches Our Views, Our Voices Initiative

21 July 2017

Our Views, Our Voices is an initiative by the NCD Alliance and people living with NCDs that seeks to invite people from all over the world living with a range of different NCDs to share their views, take action, and drive change.

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United to End Rheumatic Heart Disease – Release of RHD Action Prospectus

18 July 2017

This week, RHD Action is delighted to launch its latest publication, “United to End Rheumatic Heart Disease: RHD Action Prospectus 2017”, coinciding with the 7th World Congress of Pediatric Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery in Barcelona, Spain. 

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RHD Fellowship Opportunity: American Heart Association Children’s Network

05 July 2017

Children’s National Health System seeks a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow with an interest in in global health research to join our Center, Strengthening the Health System Response to Rheumatic Heart Disease: Developing Evidence-Based Strategies For Prevention. This Center is one of four recently awarded by the American Heart Association (AHA) as part of the AHA’S Strategically Focused Children’s Research Network.

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New Project Unites Global Health Experts to Better Diagnose and Treat Rheumatic Heart Disease

05 July 2017

Children’s National Health System has been awarded a $3.7 million grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to launch a Rheumatic Heart Disease Center, with the goal of developing innovative strategies and economic incentives to improve the prevention and diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in high-risk, financially disadvantaged countries and low-income communities across the United States.

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Seeking Applicants for the Medtronic Foundation Bakken Invitation Award

03 July 2017

Seeking Applicants for the Medtronic Foundation Bakken Invitation Award.

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RHD Action Announces Small Grants Programme Recipients

29 June 2017

RHD Action is pleased to announce the recipients of the first round of the RHD Action Small Grants programme.

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