September 2023

Current status of the pediatric congenital heart disease management pathway in low and low-middle income countries: A review

There is evidence that children with congenital heart disease (CHD) in low and low-middle income countries (LMICs) do not have access to timely intervention. The concept of the ‘Management Pathway’ (MP) for CHD has been developed to facilitate a pragmatic assessment of the quality of care. The MP is comprised three phases: diagnosis, treatment (intervention) and follow-up. Best practice recommendations...

Author(s): Mark Nelson Awori, Daniel Ojuka, Diana Marangu and Paul Bannon