The Cape Town Declaration on Access to Cardiac Surgery in the Developing World

Cardiovasc J Afr. 2018;29(4):256-259. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2018-046. Epub 2018 Aug 3.

Abstract

to urge all relevant entities within the international cardiac surgery, industry and government sectors to commit to develop and implement an effective strategy to address the scourge of rheumatic heart disease in the developing world through increased access to life-saving cardiac surgery.

MeSH terms

  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Developing Countries*
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Prognosis
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnosis
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / mortality
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / physiopathology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / surgery*
  • South Africa
  • Stakeholder Participation