DistantNews
Support us
🇫🇯 Fiji /Health & Science

Rheumatic heart disease deaths rise in Fiji

From FBC News · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Context piece
  • Fiji’s latest review recorded an increase in annual deaths linked to rheumatic heart disease, from about 60 to 71.
  • Cure Kids Fiji Country Manager Dr Jimaima Matainacake said the disease remains a leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in Fiji.

Deaths linked to rheumatic heart disease in Fiji have risen from about 60 to 71 a year, according to the latest review.

Cure Kids Fiji Country Manager Dr Jimaima Matainacake said rheumatic heart disease remains a leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in Fiji.

Rheumatic heart disease remains a leading cause of acquired heart disease among children in Fiji.

· Dr Jimaima MatainacakeCure Kids Fiji’s country manager described the disease’s continuing impact on children.
About this summary

Originally published by FBC News in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog