The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy

The Shisong Cardiac Center in Cameroon: An Example of a Long-Term Collaboration/Cooperation Toward Autonomy

Congenital heart diseases (CHD) are present in nearly 1% of live births; according to WHO, there are 1. 5 million newborns affected by CHD per year and more than 4 million children waiting for cardiac surgery treatment worldwide. The majority of these children (~90%) could be treated, saved and subs...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Giamberti, Gianfranco Butera, Charles MVE Mvondo, Silvia Cirri, Alessandro Varrica, Nadia Moussaidi, Giuseppe Isgrò, Jean Claude Ambassa, Cabral Tantchou, Giovanni Giamberti, Alessandro Frigiola
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
health
cooperation
cardiac surgery
congenital heart disease
collaboration project
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fped.2018.00188/full

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