STORIES FROM THE FIELD
AWARENESS IN ACTION.
Across the world, healthcare professionals, educators, community organizations, and partners are helping communities recognize strep, seek treatment early, and understand why it matters. Discover the people and programs turning awareness into action.
GLOBAL IMPACT
STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE
Screening 1,200 Children — and Teaching Families About Strep
A community initiative is combining heart screening with education about how recognizing and treating Strep A can help prevent rheumatic heart disease.
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TANZANIA
Bringing Strep Education Into the Classroom
Health and education professionals reached more than 6,000 primary school students with lessons about Strep A, rheumatic fever and RHD.
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MOZAMBIQUE
Teaching Children How to Protect Their Hearts
The Colours to Save Hearts initiative is bringing rheumatic heart disease prevention into schools across Mozambique. Through child-friendly education, Strep A testing and training for teachers and healthcare professionals, the program is helping communities understand how early action can help prevent RHD.
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AMERICAN SAMOA
A Mother, a Doctor and a Community Fighting RHD
Dr. Anaise Uso shares her family's experience with RHD and why awareness, early detection and treatment matter.
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SUPPORT THE MISSION
RECOGNIZE STREP. TREAT STREP. COMPLETE TREATMENT.
Together, we can help end RF & RHD caused by untreated strep through education, awareness, and early action.