CVD is the second leading cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa
Africa is home to more than 1 billion people and is a major contributor to the global burden of cardiovascular disease.
In 2019, more than 1 million deaths were attributable to CVD in sub-Saharan Africa, which constituted 5.4% of all global CVD-related deaths and 13% of all deaths in Africa.
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More than 1 million people die every year from CVD in Africa
High blood pressure is responsible for more than half of all CVD deaths in Africa
Living with CVD in Africa
Reforming rural healthcare: hypertension in Kenya
The beat of change: rheumatic heart disease in Mozambique
Colours to Save Hearts
RHD is the most commonly acquired heart disease in people under 25
Colours to Save Hearts is an initiative aimed at raising awareness of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) among children, teachers and parents, and educate them about the link between sore throat and rheumatic heart disease, how to recognise symptoms and what to do when they first appear.
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Our Members
Uganda Heart Research Foundation
Senegalese Society of Cardiology
Mauritius Heart Foundation
Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research
Heart Association of Mozambique
Ghana Society of Hypertension and Cardiology
WHF African Summit on Best Practices and Access to Care
The World Heart Federation African Summit on Best Practices and Access to Care was held in Khartoum, Sudan on 10 and 11 October 2017 in collaboration with the Pan African Society of Cardiology, African Heart Network and Sudan Heart Society.
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