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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Kawarabi: Administrative Structuring of a Multicenter Research Collaborative to Study Kawasaki Disease in the Arab Countries
World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Year 2023
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Kawasaki disease (KD), the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in developed countries, merits conducting detailed studies in Arab countries. We introduce Kawarabi, as a multicenter research collaborative effort dedicated to improving diagnosis, care, and outcome of children and adults with KD in the Arab world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there emerged a new multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children; a disease similar to KD. This highlighted the challenges that Arab physicians face in diagnosing and managing children with KD and KD-like illnesses. Kawarabi brings together experts in North America and Arab nations to study this family of diseases in a not-for-profit, voluntary scientific collaborative setting. Bylaws addressing the vision, objectives, structure, and governance of Kawarabi were established, and vetted by the 45 organizing members in 2021. An initial scientific publication showed evidence of a decreased level of awareness of the disease in the general population, as well as the lack of access to resources available for physicians caring for children with KD in Arab countries. Kawarabi has since held several educational webinars and an inaugural yearly meeting. The groundwork for future initiatives targeted at increasing awareness and understanding of the management and the long-term outcomes of children with KD in the region was established. Data on KD in the Arab world are lacking. Kawarabi is a multicenter research collaborative organization that has the unique resources, diversified ethnic makeup, and energy, to accomplish significant advances in our understanding and management of KD and its variants. © The Author(s) 2023.
Authors & Co-Authors
Arab, Yousra
Canada, Sherbrooke
Université de Sherbrooke
Harahsheh, Ashraf S.
United States, Washington, D.c.
The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dahdah, Nagib Salloum
Canada, Montreal
Chu Sainte-justine - le Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Mère-enfant
Canada, Montreal
University of Montreal
El-Kholy, Nermeen
United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Mirdif Private Hospital
Abu Al Saoud, Sima
Palestine, Abu Dis
Al-quds University
Agha, Hala Mounir
Egypt, Giza
Cairo University
Alahmadi, Fahad H.
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Ali, Sulafa Khalid Mohamed
Unknown Affiliation
Alrabte, Hanifa
Libya, Tripoli
Tripoli Children's Hospital
Al-Saloos, Hesham A.
Qatar, Doha
Sidra Medicine
Qatar, Doha
Weill Cornell Medicine-qatar
Al-Senaidi, Khalfan Salim
Oman, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Alzyoud, Raed Mohammed
Jordan, Amman
Queen Rania Children Hospital
Bouayed, Kenza
Morocco, Casablanca
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ibn Rochd
Bouaziz, Asma
Tunisia, Ben Arous
Hôpital Régional
Boukari, Rachida
Algeria, Algiers
Université D’alger 1
El-Ganzoury, Mona Moustafa
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Almarsafawy, Hala
Egypt, Mansoura
Mansoura University
ELrugige, Najat
Libya, Benghazi
University of Benghazi
Fitouri, Zohra
Tunisia, Tunis
Université de Tunis el Manar
Kotby, Alyaa A.
Egypt, Cairo
Ain Shams University
Ladj, Mohamed Samir
Algeria, Algiers
Djillali Belkhenchir University Hospital
Algeria, Algiers
Université D’alger 1
Mouawad, Pierre
Lebanon, Beirut
Saint George Hospital University Medical Center
Salih, Aso Faeq
Iraq, Sulaymaniyah
University of Sulaimani
Choueiter, Nadine F.
United States, New York
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Statistics
Authors: 24
Affiliations: 30
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/21501351231205570
ISSN:
21501351
Research Areas
Covid
Health System And Policy
Maternal And Child Health
Noncommunicable Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study