Rwanda: Experts to Conduct Heart Disease Survey in Gasabo Schools

1 September 2011

Gasabo — In an effort to eliminate rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among children, medical officers will next week embark on a study targeting school children in 10 primary schools in Gasabo District.

The study was commissioned to collect data on the prevalence of rheumatic fever (RF) or RHD among primary school children and adolescents.

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