PACIFIC ISLANDS resources
This section contains links to other rheumatic heart disease websites, and resources and training materials on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease from Pacific Island Countries. They are available here with the kind permission of their publishers.
PACIFIC REGION
Rheumatic heart disease in the Pacific Islands
Pacific workshop 2006 (Heart Beat article)
Developing a regional approach to rheumatic heart disease control in the Pacific
Pacific Workshop 2008 (Heart Beat article)
FIJI ISLANDS
Is it Rheumatic Fever? (a community information poster)
Prevent Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease in Fiji (a community information brochure)
NEW CALEDONIA
Agence Sanitaire et Sociale de la Nouvelle-Caledonie (a website containing RHD resources in French)
SAMOA
Rheumatic heart disease in Samoa (Heart Beat article)
TONGA
RHD Tonga receives Heart Hero Award (Heart Beat article)
Toakase Fakakovikeatau: pioneering paediatrician in Tonga (Lancet article)
Important note:
The materials included in this section have been collated from other programmes and websites for general assistance.
The World Heart Federation is not able to provide personal medical advice or funding for medical procedures. Individuals with rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease should be under the care of a medical practitioner or other qualified health care professional.
Inclusion in the site does not constitute an endorsement of the content of materials, some of which may not fully reflect the views of the World Heart Federation.
