{"id":2445,"date":"2017-01-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-01-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/rheumatic-heart-disease-from-molecules-to-the-global-community\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T10:15:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:15:35","slug":"rheumatic-heart-disease-from-molecules-to-the-global-community","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/rheumatic-heart-disease-from-molecules-to-the-global-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Rheumatic Heart Disease From Molecules to the Global Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>WHF Advocacy Team are taking part in RHD Meeting<\/h2>\n<p>From 13-16 January, the World Heart Federation Advocacy Team will be participating in <em>\u2018Rheumatic Heart Disease: from Molecules to the Global Community\u2019, <\/em>a conference on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) held in Cairo, Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>Co-organized by the <a href=\"http:\/\/aswanheartcentre.com\/\">Aswan Heart Centre<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pascar.org\/\">Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR)<\/a>, the meeting will include presentations from experts and academics on topics such as secondary prevention programmes, genetic and geographic determinants of <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/what-we-do\/rheumatic-heart-disease\/\">RHD<\/a>, and RHD vaccine development. Participants will also hear case study presentations from countries as diverse as Namibia, New Zealand, Egypt and Guatemala.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"post-1897 media-1897\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"380\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-1898 media-1898\" class=\"align-none portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"386\" height=\"515\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>WHF Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/how-we-do-it\/policy-advocacy\/\">Policy and Advocacy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/who-we-are\/our-team\/#:~:text=Policy%20and%20Advocacy-,JEREMIAH%20MWANGI,-Director%20of%20Policy\">Jeremiah Mwangi<\/a>, will give a presentation on Monday 16 January, outlining the priorities of <a href=\"http:\/\/rhdaction.org\/\">RHD Action<\/a>, a global movement co-founded by the World Heart Federation to strengthen RHD prevention and control efforts worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The keynote lecture during the meeting \u2013 Towards Eradicating RHD: <em>Where Science and Policy Cross Roads<\/em> \u2013 will be delivered by WHF Past President Dr Salim Yusuf and chaired by meeting directors Professor Magdi Yacoub and Professor Bongani Mayosi.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To read more about <em>\u2018Rheumatic Heart Disease: from Molecules to the Global Community\u2019<\/em>, please look out for updates via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/worldheartfed\">Twitter<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/\">WHF website<\/a>, and Members\u2019 News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHF Advocacy Team are taking part in RHD Meeting From 13-16 January, the World Heart Federation Advocacy Team will be participating in \u2018Rheumatic Heart Disease: from Molecules to the Global Community\u2019, a conference on rheumatic heart disease (RHD) held in Cairo, Egypt. 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