{"id":2489,"date":"2017-09-06T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T11:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/united-to-end-rheumatic-heart-disease\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:11:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:11:17","slug":"united-to-end-rheumatic-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/united-to-end-rheumatic-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"United to End Rheumatic Heart Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-2787 media-2787\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/6783-RHD-Action-Strategic-Priorities-Prospectus_Cover-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>In August, RHD Action \u2013 of which World Heart Federation is a founding member \u2013 was delighted to launch its latest publication, \u201cUnited to End Rheumatic Heart Disease: RHD Action Prospectus 2017\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Prospectus sets out ten priorities that form the core of RHD Action\u2019s future plans. These priorities are organized into a \u2018pyramid\u2019 structure, and are divided into three main categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People and communities<\/li>\n<li>Medicines and technologies<\/li>\n<li>Systems and services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our 2017 Prospectus details some of RHD Action\u2019s key achievements to date in each of these areas, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amplifying the voice of people living with RHD in national and global meetings and priority-setting and governance for RHD control.<\/li>\n<li>Training healthcare workers in diagnosis and basic care of RHD, including how to safely give an injection of Benzathine Penicillin G (BPG), the mainstay of rheumatic fever and RHD prevention and control.<\/li>\n<li>Providing technical support to country RHD activities, including developing resources such as the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rhdaction.org\/control\/needs-assessment-tool\">National Assessment Tool<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rhdaction.org\/resources\/tips-handbook-tools-implementing-rheumatic-heart-disease-control-programmes\">TIPs<\/a>, and the launch of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rhdaction.org\/news\/rhd-action-announces-small-grants-programme-recipients\">Small Grants Programme<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting progress towards a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rhdaction.org\/news\/breaking-news-%E2%80%98rheumatic-fever-and-rheumatic-heart-disease%E2%80%99-resolution-recommended-who\">World Health Assembly Resolution on \u2018Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease\u2019<\/a>\u00a0in 2018, a piece of high-level global policy co-sponsored by 20 governments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Achieving these goals will require the support from a wide variety of stakeholders within the RHD community and beyond. The 2017 Prospectus outlines these key next steps as RHD Action work towards putting this preventable disease in the history books.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Prospectus and how you can contribute, please get in touch via\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@rhdaction.org?subject=Enquiry%20via%20RHD%20Action%20website\">info@rhdaction.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In August, RHD Action \u2013 of which World Heart Federation is a founding member \u2013 was delighted to launch its latest publication, \u201cUnited to End Rheumatic Heart Disease: RHD Action Prospectus 2017\u201d. The Prospectus sets out ten priorities that form the core of RHD Action\u2019s future plans. 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