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Rheumatic heart disease: A fatal condition unknown to many

Last week, a mission of 60 medical and healthcare specialists from Team Heart Foundation, an international non-profit organisation based in Boston, Massachusetts, US, carried out 16 patients with advanced heart failure at King Faisal Hospital, Kigali.
A heart patient after undergoing surgery by medical specialists from Team Heart Foundation at King Faisal Hospital. / Photo by Lydia Atieno
A heart patient after undergoing surgery by medical specialists from Team Heart Foundation at King Faisal Hospital. / Photo by Lydia Atieno
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