Abstract:The majority of the world's population with congenital heart disease (CHD) does not have access to corrective surgery, including 70% of those living in sub-Saharan Africa. Communicable diseases still cause significant mortality in low-and mid-income countries (LMICs), but increasingly, the burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCD), such as CHD and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), has increased, creating great strain on fragile healthcare systems. The number of pediatric cardiac centers in LMICs is grossly inadequ… Show more
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