ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2019
Congenital Heart Disease in East Africa.
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- Prevalence of congenital septal defects among congenital heart defect patients in East Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- High prevalence of congenital heart disease among hospitalized neonates in northwestern Tanzania; implications of maternal and environmental factors.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2026Article
- Risk factors and outcomes of early postoperative complications following congenital heart surgery: a retrospective study at a tertiary care hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2026Article
- Congenital heart disease in children in Hawassa, Ethiopia: a multicenter study on patterns, complications, survival, and mortality predictors.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- First-time detection of treatable congenital heart disease - a study of school-aged children in the community of three regions in China.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Phenotypic profile and predictors of adverse outcomes during paediatric cardiac catheterisation at an academic hospital, South Africa.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Delayed diagnosis of congenital heart diseases and associated factors in the largest tertiary hospital in Ethiopia.Cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy · 2025Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Image Extraction in Neonatal Echocardiography for Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis in Sub-Saharan Africa: Protocol for Model Development.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Microalbuminuria in children with cyanotic congenital heart disease in Enugu, Nigeria; a comparative study.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- Clinical outcomes of children operated for congenital heart diseases in Rwanda: a 14-year retrospective analysis.International journal of cardiology. Congenital heart disease · 2025Article
- Congenital heart diseases - the forgotten country cousins?Indian journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2025Article
- Short term outcomes of the first pediatric cardiac surgery program in Rwanda.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Assessment of the financial gaps in cardiothoracic surgery in Africa.Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Congenital heart disease: Epidemiological, genetic and evolutive profil.La Tunisie medicale · 2024Article
- Incidence and predictors of mortality among neonates with congenital heart disease in Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Patterns and Complications of Congenital Heart Disease in Adolescents and Adults in Ethiopia.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Article
- Congenital heart disease detection by pediatric electrocardiogram based deep learning integrated with human concepts.Nature communications · 2024Article
- Spectrum of Heart Diseases in Children in a National Cardiac Referral Center Tanzania, Eastern Africa: A Six-Year Overview.Global heart · 2024Observational
- Pattern of congenital heart defects among children in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia: A five-year hospital-based study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
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Abstract
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) is an enormous problem in Low Middle Income Countries and particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. There is an estimated 500,000 children born in Africa with CHD each year with a major proportion of this in sub-Saharan Africa. The vast majority of these children receive sub-optimal or no care at all. In East Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda have all attempted to create a CHD service for the last 20 years with minimal success due to various factors. Visiting cardiac missions have made considerable contributions in the development of CHD services in these countries, however there remains a significant number of children with lack of care. We explore the positive aspects of the current projects, the various factors that hinder growth in this area, and what can be done to promote CHD service growth in these countries.
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