Examining the Ugandan health system's readiness to deliver rheumatic heart disease-related services.

Emma NdagireYoshito Kawakatsu Hadija Nalubwama Jenifer AtalaRachel SarnackiJafesi PulleRakeli KyarimpaRachel MwimaRosemary KansiimeEmmy Okello Peter S Lwabi Andrea Zawacki BeatonCraig SableDavid A Watkins

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)

Uganda's readiness to implement the World Health Assembly RHD Resolution is low. The forthcoming national RHD strategy must focus on decentralizing RHD diagnosis and prevention to the district level, emphasizing specialized training of the primary healthcare workforce and strengthening supply chains of diagnostics and essential medicines.

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