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A decentralized delivery program for rheumatic heart disease treatment and prevention in Uganda

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We acknowledge the Philips Foundation for providing portable echocardiographic machines for the ADUNU program. This study was funded by the US National Institute of Health (award no. 1R01HL164615-01). Disclaimer: the funders had no role in the study design and writing of the report.

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Nakagaayi, D., Pulle, J., Otim, I. et al. A decentralized delivery program for rheumatic heart disease treatment and prevention in Uganda. Nat Med 30, 12–13 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02646-4

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