Co-Developing Strategies for Patient Engagement in Decentralized Rheumatic Heart Disease Care: Lessons from Northern Uganda
Authors
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative, Kampala, Uganda; Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala; Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
Division of Emergency Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative, Kampala; Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative, Kampala; Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala
Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Sarah.deLoizagaCarney@cchmc.org
College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative, Kampala; Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala; Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
Rheumatic Heart Disease Research Collaborative, Kampala; Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala; Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio; Heart Institute, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
Department of Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala; Department of Internal Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1568 | Journal eISSN: 2211-8179
Language: English
Page range: 50 - 50
Submitted on: Mar 21, 2026
Accepted on: Jun 11, 2026
Published on: Jun 23, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2026 Jafesi Pulle, Lisa Vaughn, Isaac Otim, Doreen Nakagaayi, Michaela Pardo, Sarah deLoizaga, McCall Miller, Joselyn Rwebembera, Emmy Okello, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Kristen Danforth, Andrea Beaton, David Watkins, James Kayima, published by Ubiquity Press
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