RHD Action

• South Africa
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

Protocol for the management of rheumatic fever: Department of Internal Medicine, PMHC
Rheumatic fever can lead to severe consequences for affected individuals. Infection with group A, beta heamolytic streptococci, usually a throat infection, can lead to rheumatic fever 2 to 4 weeks later. The disease is caused by cross reaction of an antibody to the streptococcal cell wall with cardiac valve tissue. The peak incidence of disease is in children aged 5 to 15. A protocol has been provided for adult medicine as we see some patients aged under 15 and patients with previous rheumatic heart disease can relapse as well as needing prophylaxis. Recomendations for antibiotic prophylaxis come from South African guidelines – SAJM Vol 96 ;No3: 2006

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

Chronic care integration for non-communicable diseases (rheumatic heart disease prevention)

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

The Quick TIPS summary is a resource for people and places developing rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs around the world. TIPS provides an overview of RHD and opportunities to reduce the burden of disease. The resource is intended to help describe, design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive RHD control programmes.

TIPS is structured around a priority based framework for programme delivery, outlined above. Program components are arranged in approximate order of priority, working from left to right, bottom to top, in each row. This conceptual framework emphasises the need to tackle less complex components (antibiotic supply) before more complex interventions (echo screening and cardiac surgery).

We encourage you to read the short list of ‘things to consider’ for each chapter to explore the most relevant components for your program – resources are being added to support components of each chapter. We look forward to your feedback on TIPS and emerging resources.

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

The TIPS Handbook is a resource for people and places developing rheumatic heart disease (RHD) control programs around the world. TIPS provides an overview of RHD and opportunities to reduce the burden of disease. The resource is intended to help describe, design, implement, and evaluate comprehensive RHD control programmes.

TIPS is structured around a priority based framework for programme delivery, outlined above. Program components are arranged in approximate order of priority, working from left to right, bottom to top, in each row. This conceptual framework emphasises the need to tackle less complex components (antibiotic supply) before more complex interventions (echo screening and cardiac surgery).

We encourage you to read the short list of ‘things to consider’ for each chapter to explore the most relevant components for your program – resources are being added to support components of each chapter. We look forward to your feedback on TIPS and emerging resources.

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

A Guide for Community Health Workers: This module is specifically targeted to Community Health Workers who are in a good position to recognize the symptoms that could lead to rheumatic heart disease. This module provides basic information about rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic fever and strep throat.

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

A Guide for Community Health Workers: This module is specifically targeted to Community Health Workers who are in a good position to recognize the symptoms that could lead to rheumatic heart disease. This module provides basic information about rheumatic heart disease, rheumatic fever and strep throat.

• International
• English
• Teacher

This module is specifically targeted to teachers and explains the problems related to Rheumatic Heart Disease.

• International
• English
• Teacher

This module is specifically targeted to teachers and explains the special role teachers can play in combating strep throat, rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.

• International
• French
• Clinician - community health worker

Training module for students. From WiRED International Community Health Education.

• International
• Spanish
• Clinician - community health worker

Training module for students. From WiRED International Community Health Education.

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

Training module for students. From WiRED International Community Health Education.

• International
• English
• People living with RF/RHD

Information about heart valve surgery, from the National Heart Foundation of Australia.

• India
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

From the Working Group on Pediatric Acute Rheumatic Fever and Cardiology Chapter of Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic chronic valvular heart disease is an important preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in suburban and rural India. This paper verifies and revises the clinical criteria for diagnosis in the Indian context.

• International
• English
• Clinician - community health worker

Slides from a presentation by Thomas E. Noonan at the Global Health Conference, 2012, on rheumatic heart disease and on the prevention of rheumatic fever.

• Sudan
• Arabic
• Teacher

Poster for teachers and students about rheumatic fever. From Sudan Heart Society.