| Literature DB >> 28696875 |
Frank Edwin1,2, Liesl Zühlke3,4, Heba Farouk5, Ana Olga Mocumbi6, Kow Entsua-Mensah1, Desrie Delsol-Gyan1,2, Fidelia Bode-Thomas7, Andre Brooks8, Blanche Cupido4, Mark Tettey1,9, Ernest Aniteye1,10, Martin M Tamatey1,2, Kofi B Gyan1,2, Jacques Cabral Tantchou Tchoumi11, Mohamed-Adel Elgamal12.
Abstract
The 54 countries in Africa have an estimated total annual congenital heart defect (CHD) birth prevalence of 300,486 cases. More than half (51.4%) of the continental birth prevalence occurs in only seven countries. Congenital heart disease remains primarily a pediatric health issue in Africa because of the deficient health-care systems: the adults with CHD made up just 10% of patients with CHD in Ghana, and 13.7% of patients with CHD presenting for surgery in Mozambique. With Africa's population projected to double in the next 35 years, the already deficient health systems for CHD care will suffer unbearable strain unless determined and courageous action is undertaken by the African leaders.Entities:
Keywords: adult congenital heart disease; congenital heart surgery; health economics; health policy
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28696875 DOI： 10.1177/2150135117706340
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg ISSN： 2150-1351