Foreword  

Prof. Angelo Taranta

Session I: Inaugural Session

Chairmen's Address  

Dr. Maqbool Jafary

Introductory Address  

Dr.Abdul Hafeez Akhtar

Inaugural Address  

Prof. A J. Khan, D.G. Health

Vote of Thanks  

Dr.Muhammad Ilyas

Keynote Address - WHO global programme for Prevention of RFHD in Pakistan  

Dr.Abdul Hafeez Akhtar

Session II: Epidemiology A

Current Status of Rheumatic Fever-Heart Disease in China  

Prof. Lo Zhengxiang

Reappearance of Rheumatic Fever in the United States  

Prof. Milton Markowitz

Problems and prevention of Rheumatic Fever-Heart Disease in Bangladesh  

Prof. Abdul Malik

Alrazi Study: Surveillance, management of rheumatic fever-heart Disease  

Dr. A. Mirza, Dr. A. Gilani

Session III: Kawakita Memorial Lecture

Epidemiological and clinical aspects of RF & RHD in Japan  

Prof. Seiichi Kawaki

Session IV: Epidemiology - B

The trends of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in China  

Prof. Lin Chuan Xiang

Epidemiology of RFHD in the developing countries  

Prof. S. Padmavati

Current Status of RFHD in Indonesia  

Dr. G. M. Hurimurti

Present position of rheumatic fever control in Bangladesh:  

Prof. R K. Khandaker

Session V: Clinical Manifestations

Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Hyderabad, India  

Prof. Soghra Begum

Acute and recurrent attacks in 71 Cases of rheumatic fever:  

Dr. Amin Jan Gandapur

Session VI: Diagnosis

Serum diagnosis of RFHD: Determination of Igg subclass antibodies for streptolysin-O  

Dr. Satoshi Fujikawa

Determination of anti-body to streptococcal polysaccharide in RFHD:  

Prof. Satoshi Fujikawa

Seasonal prevalence of beta hemolytic strepto-cocci in School Children:  

Dr. Nishat Maqsood

Monosulphate Activation in RFHD:  

Dr. George Bahr

T-Cell activation in rheumatic fever-heart disease:  

Dr. George Bahr

Role of streptococcal membrane antigen on rheumatic activity and its pathogenesis  

Dr. N K. Ganguly

The animal model mimicking RFHD  

Dr. P.L. Wahi

Session VII: Surgical Management

Surgical management of rheumatic heart disease:  

Mr. Bryn Williams

Surgical management of rheumatic heart disease in NICVD -Karachi:  

Surg. Aziz Jamal

Closed mitral valvotomies: Beginning of cardiac surgery at the PGMI:  

Dr. Parvez Mannan

Session VIII: Management and Prevention

Prevention of RF/RHD in the Developing World:  

Prof. S. Padmavati

How to deal with rheumatic fever in the developing countries:  

Dr. Angelo Taranta

RFHD in Asia: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow  

Dr. Muhammad Ilyas

Session IX: Public Education Workshop

Introductory Note  

Dr. Abdul Hafeez Akhtar

Address by the Chief Guest  

Mr. Maimed Ali, NCSW

Rheumatic Fever-HD in India:  

Prof. S. Padmavati

Rheumatic Fever-HD in Bangladesh:  

Dr. Brig. Abdul Malik

Current Status of RFHD i Indonesia:  

Dr. G.C. Hurimurti

RFHD in Sri Lanka:  

Dr. U.D. Wijayawardhana

Rheumatic Fever in th developing countries:  

Prof. Angelo Taranta

Control of Rheumatic Fever in Japan:  

Prof. Seiichi Kawakita

Closing Remarks:  

Mr. A. Naseem, NCSW