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WHO EMRO Shares Animation Calling on Policy-Makers and Donors to Prioritise RHD

In a whiteboard animation shared today, the World Health Organization's (WHO) regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMRO) are calling on policy-makers and donors to prioritise rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in their national health agendas, increase commitment and investment, and be leaders in giving countless children and young people the chance to live healthy, productive lives.

May 24, 2021

Paving the Way to Ending Rheumatic Heart Disease: From Policy to People

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) affects 39 million people worldwide and is the most commonly acquired heart disease in people under the age of 25. A devastating disease that claims 291,000 lives every year, it mostly affects children and adolescents in low-resource settings where poverty is widespread and access to health services is limited. Yet, RHD is fully preventable and despite having been eradicated in high income countries, RHD continues to affect some of the world’s poorest and most marginalised populations.

May 20, 2021

Tackling Cardiovascular Diseases in the Young

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for over 41 million deaths worldwide each year with 85% of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In 2011, the campaign for the prevention and control of NCDs was introduced as a priority activity by the United Nations.

January 20, 2021

The Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries for the Poorest Billion: Relevance to RHD

Commissioners and participants of the opening meeting of the Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries for the Poorest BillionAfter 5 years, the landmark report of The Lancet Commission on Reframing NCDs and Injuries (NCDI) for the Poorest Billion has now been published and was launched at a virtual global event on September 15th 2020.

October 13, 2020

Opportunity: ADD-RHD Global Health Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital seeks 3 highly motivated postdoctoral researchers interested in developing, deploying, or evaluating technology-enhanced population and global health to join our interdisciplinary research team for a 2-year research fellowship position.The Research Fellows will join a collaborative “Strategically Focused Research Network” Center, a 4-year research grant from the American Heart Association (AHA).

April 10, 2020