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Egypt
Country Director: Dr Salah Zaher
The Egyptian Project comprises two sites in Alexandria
and Cairo and has links with several organisations including the Society of Friends of Children
with RHD, the Egyptian Society of Paediatric Cardiologists, and the Human Information Technology
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Ethiopia
Country Director: Dr Abraham Haileamlak
In the final planning stage, the project
will be located in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Centre which covers 1 urban town and 9 rural
areas (or kelebes) with a population of 42,290 living in 8,852 households. Initial activities
in the areas of awareness raising and surveillance are already underway. |
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Ghana
Country Director: Prof Albert Amoah
Three sites have been identified for the implementation of the programme in Ghana: Chorkor/Nima
(urban slum), Labone/Cantoments (affluent suburb), and Kpone-on-sea (rural fishing/farming community).
Ethical approval has been granted with support from the national Ministry of Health. |
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Mozambique
Country Director: Dr Ana Mocumbi
There are two sites where a demonstration project is located: Maputo city (urban site) and
Inharrime district (rural site) located 400km from the capital. RHD surveillance studies by
echocardiographic screening have revealed a high prevalence of 30 cases / 1000 of RHD among
urban school children (New Engl J Med 2007; 357: 470-476). Ethical approval has been granted
for an integrated research programme including epidemiological and clinical studies that include
surgery of rheumatic valve disease performed with the support of several European teams. |
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Nigeria
Country Director: Dr Sam Omokhodion
A register on Rheumatic Fever/Rheumatic Heart Disease has been established and running.
Three areas for community surveillance have been selected, namely : Rural -Egbeda local Government
area; Semi-Urban - Akinyele Local Government area and Urban - Ibadan North Local Government Area.
A steering Committee has be set up and Advocacy is on to enlist government support at all three
tiers of government, - Local, State and Federal levels. |
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Ruwanda
Country Director: Dr Joseph Mucumbitsi
In Rwanda, Dr Joseph Mocumbitsi is investigating the possibility of using the national network for
the management of HIV/AIDS which uses the internet and cellular phones (TRACNET) for the A.S.A.P. Project. |
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South Africa
Country Director: Prof Bongani Mayosi
The Vanguard Population
Demonstration Project is located about 10 km outside Cape Town
city centre. Consisting of approximately 100,000 people, the
area spans the spectrum of socioeconomic living conditions,
educational levels, etc. The full surveillance project aimed at screening around 3000 children was launched in May 2008. |
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Zambia
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