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A PC program that includes clinical aspects, echocardiography, diagnostic and interventional cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery, and rheumatic heart disease control was established in Sudan in 2004. There are currently three public centers with facilities to evaluate and treat children with heart disease: two in Khartoum and one in Wad Medani. Major obstacles include the shortage of trained personnel and operation rooms, the deficiency of intensive care facilities, and the financial burden of interventional procedures. 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