Africa Journal of Rheumatology: enhancing the visibility of rheumatology in Africa

Genga, E.K.; Oyoo, Omondi; Espinoza, Luis R.; Adebajo, Adewale

doi:10.1007/s10067-017-3761-z

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“…There are 6–7 million children globally living with rheumatic diseases, with a large majority of these children residing in low resource income countries [ 1 – 4 ]. The true prevalence of disease is likely underestimated given the lack of epidemiological data and the burden of other conditions including malnutrition and infectious communicable diseases often take precedence in health care resource priority over chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions [ 5 ]. Children with rheumatic conditions go unrecognized for many reasons including greater focus on other health care burdens in low-income countries and being lost in the ‘abyss of the unmet global MSK health care need.’ Despite there being effective treatments available, there is often marked delay to appropriate care resulting in worse clinical and socioeconomic outcomes, irreversible joint damage, lifelong disability, lower quality of life, and increased mortality [ 2 , 6 – 8 ].…”

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Pediatric rheumatology education: the virtual frontier a review

McColl,

Mwizerwa,

Scott

et al. 2024

Pediatr Rheumatol

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Background Many children with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases are unrecognized. Identifying these children requires health care provider awareness, knowledge, and skills to recognize disease features and how (and when) to refer to specialist care. The aim of this paper is to highlight the need for better access to health care, review the essential role that education and virtual care play to address unmet need in low resource areas and especially to expand workforce capacity. Using collaborative partnerships, virtual platforms, and innovative assessment methods, musculoskeletal care and education can be delivered to reach a greater audience than ever before. Increased awareness through multiple initiatives and readily available resources are imperative to improve global rheumatology care. Conclusion The needs of children with rheumatic diseases and musculoskeletal conditions are vastly underserved around the world resulting in preventable morbidity and mortality. Expanded implementation of virtual education and e-health care platforms provides an opportunity to increase access to care for children globally.

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Pediatric rheumatology education: the virtual frontier a review

McColl,

Mwizerwa,

Scott

et al. 2024

Pediatr Rheumatol

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“…This special collection on rheumatology in Africa reflects a new dawn for rheumatology on the continent as well as the continuing strong support of Clinical Rheumatology for the development of African rheumatology [ 1 ]. In contrast to earlier reports, rheumatological conditions are now not considered to be rare in Africa and the articles within this collection reflect this.…”

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