Challenges of Caring for Functionally Single Ventricle Patients in Africa
| Autor: | Kow Entsua-Mensah, Frank Edwin, Mohamed-Adel Elgamal, Abid Dorra, Darshan Reddy, Innocent Adzamli, Martin Tamatey, Rob Kinsley, Susan Vosloo, M. Tettey, Nana-Akyaa Yao |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Heart Defects
Congenital Civil society medicine.medical_specialty Heart Ventricles Improved survival 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health care medicine Humans Cardiac Surgical Procedures Child Mobilization business.industry Palliative Care Functionally univentricular heart General Medicine Univentricular heart 030228 respiratory system Family medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Africa Cost analysis Surgery Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Developed country Delivery of Health Care |
| Zdroj: | World journal for pediatriccongenital heart surgery. 10(3) |
| ISSN: | 2150-136X |
| Popis: | Surgical palliation has remarkably improved survival of functionally single ventricle (FSV) patients born in developed nations but such outcomes have not occurred in Africa. The poor care coverage for FSV patients in Africa exists within the larger sphere of deficient health care for children born with congenital heart defects (CHDs) in Africa generally. This review takes the position that to improve health-care coverage for CHD patients on the continent, political priority is paramount. This can be attained with cohesive leadership for the CHD agenda, a guiding institution, and the mobilization of civil society to drive advocacy at national and international levels. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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