title: Welcome address: Rheumatic heart disease is a neglected disease of poverty requiring a multisectoral approach for control and eradication.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Council of South Africa, Parowvallei, W Cape, South Africa. Anthony.mbewu@mrc.ac.za
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: MBewu
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011203:Poverty; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*