Rheumatic Fever Week (RFW), is an annual campaign commemorated from the 1st to the 7th of August, to raise awareness about Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF).

The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA), together with the other counterparts within the African continent, aim to raise awareness that if Rheumatic Fever is left untreated, the condition can progress into Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) , which can be fatal.

The Foundation's primary mission is to reduce the burden of heart disease in South Africa, with RHD falling within the broader category of cardiac conditions.

For more on this, Chief Executive Officer at the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa (HSFSA), Professor Pamela Naidoo spoke to Peter Ndoro...