Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Fever in India – A Blue Print for Introduction of a Pragmatic Program with Limited Resources

“Eliminate rheumatic fever (RF) and minimize the burden of rheumatic heart disease by 2025” is the goal of World Heart Federation (WHF). The most important step to achieve the goal of WHF is the implementation of the prevention and control of RF in India. The program can be implemented with minimal fund allocation from government making use of the existing manpower in the government and private health sector and schools with the concurrence of National Health Mission, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Ministry of Public Education and under the guidance of Cardiological Society of India, National Rheumatic Heart Consortium, Rheumatic Heart Club India, Association of Physicians of India, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, and Association of Otolaryngologists of India. By the successful implementation of this program, the children of 5–15 years in India can be protected from RF. India eradicated small pox in 1980 and Polio 2012. With this program, we can start our efforts to eliminate RF by 2025.