The 2008 recipient of the 2nd Louise Lown Heart Hero Award is The Rheumatic Heart Disease Prevention Program in Tonga, which screens primary school children for rheumatic heart disease and provides early, effective treatment.
ProCor's award review committee chose the 2008 winner from applications
from 14 countries, including Rwanda, Indonesia, Israel, Eritrea,
Mauritius, Nigeria, the Philippines, Iran, South Africa, India, Nepal,
Kenya, and the US.
To find out more about the program, please visit ProCor's new and enhanced website.
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