{"id":11621,"date":"2022-05-09T10:03:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T08:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=11621"},"modified":"2023-09-05T09:57:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T07:57:01","slug":"colours-to-save-hearts-rhd-maputo-mozambique","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/colours-to-save-hearts-rhd-maputo-mozambique\/","title":{"rendered":"Colours to Save Hearts: Raising awareness of RHD in Maputo, Mozambique"},"content":{"rendered":"

In March 2022, WHF organized a site visit to Maputo, Mozambique, as part of the Colours to Save Hearts<\/a>\u00a0programme<\/strong>. Operated by the Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research and implemented by the National Health Institute of Mozambique (INS), Colours to Save Hearts is a WHF initiative aimed at raising awareness of rheumatic heart disease\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>(RHD) among children, teachers and parents, and educating them about the link between sore throat and RHD, how to recognise symptoms and what to do when they first appear.<\/span><\/p>\n