The World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmaps published in this issue of Global Heart examine key barriers at the policy and health-systems levels and propose potential solutions for overcoming them.

Reducing Cardiovascular Mortality Through Prevention and Management of Raised Blood Pressure

INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF RHEUMATIC FEVER AND RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
In Windhoek, Namibia, Thursday 23 April marked a historic milestone for the pan - African campaign to arrest the march of Rheumatic Fever (RF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) through our continent.

We have reached a MAJOR milestone in the Eradication of RHD in Africa and the world.

Please read the official communication from the African Union.

The World Health Organization estimates that by the end of the decade noncommunicable diseases will be as prevalent as communicable diseases in Africa. Professor Bongani Mayosi, President of the Pan-African Society of Cardiology, paints a picture of the novel activities cardiologists in this region are undertaking in their united effort to battle cardiovascular disease.

AfricaPCR 2015 – a brief report back

It is difficult to be a dispassionate observer at a PCR Course organised by Europa Organisation. Sessions are designed to stimulate audience participation and dialogue, and AfricaPCR 2015 exemplified that approach.

Heart failure is a common and serious problem in Africa due to rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy and poorly managed hypertension. In the past decade, several of us have reported substantially on this topic. However, it is time to come up with a formal way of addressing this syndrome by targeted interventional studies.

The Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) and the African Union Commission (AU) hosted a two-day workshop on 21 and 22 February 2015 at the Desalegn Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The purpose of the workshop was to assemble experts from across Africa and the world to chart the path for ‘A Roadmap towards the Eradication of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Africa’

Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), World Heart Federation (WHF) and African Heart Network (AHN): Mini-Grants for RHD Advocacy supported by BUPA

Fall Fellows Course - Dec 07 - 10 2014, at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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