Rheumatic heart disease cuts lives short
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- Rheumatic heart disease patients in Fiji have survival rates about 10 years lower than people living with other diseases.
- Cure Kids Fiji says the gap highlights the disease’s serious and lasting impact, especially on children and young people.
Rheumatic heart disease is cutting years from the lives of people living with it in Fiji. Their survival rate is around 10 years lower than that of people living with other diseases.
Cure Kids Fiji Country Manager Dr Jimaima Matainacake said the figures highlight the serious and lasting impact of RHD on patients, particularly children and young people.
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