April 2026
Strengthening trust in science
Launch of WHO Good Practices for Clinical Trial Design and Implementation course. Please register for the online launch.
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February 2026
STRong Heart BEAT
The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) and Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) are collaborating to produce the latest Burden Estimates And Trends of rheumatic heart disease. This work is supported by the Gates Foundation, Leducq Foundation and Coefficient Giving.
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January 2026
Connect India
Thirteen hospitals across 8 cities have been identified as clinical sites for the India arm of the cluster randomised trial, where the clinical and cost effectiveness of an mHealth intervention will be evaluated.
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December 2025
STRong Heart Connect
The first research project within the STRong Heart network is a clinical trial investigating a mobile health (mHealth) intervention to improve coagulation control in rheumatic heart disease patients on oral anticoagulants.
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October 2025
Funding Support
STRong Heart receives Leducq funding to strengthen trials and research for rheumatic heart disease. In addition to housing research projects, the network will conduct capacity strengthening activities and share resources, aimed at building sustainable expertise in the field.
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