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.
Feedback from Dr Jairajsing Luchoo

Rheumatic Heart Disease Control Program and Ear Nose and Throat Society, Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Heart Disease: Sore Throat Workshop, Sunday January 25 /2015 at 11:00 – 13:30 @ Corinthia Hotel, Khartoum during the Sudan Heart Society Annual Conference.

Sponsored by PASCAR

Reported by:  Sulafa KM Ali

Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR), World Heart Federation (WHF) and African Heart Network (AHN): Mini-Grants for RHD Advocacy FINAL REPORT from Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Moçambique/National Public Health Institute, Mozambique. Non-Communicable Diseases Division, with the presence of the Scientific Director, the Head of the Department of Research and the Coordinators of Masters Degrees Programs at the National Public Health Institute.

PASCAR has engaged and adopted the ‘The 10 Best Buys’ to combat heart disease, diabetes and stroke in Africa with hypertension management as the first priority. PASCAR needs to take real measurement of the condition and the challenges but also the opportunities that exist in developing credible preventive programs with the following elements:
• Clinical and very practical guidelines that answer the specific questions related to high blood pressure in Africa,
• Implementation plan with the use of the World Health Organisation-Africa policy,
• Monitoring, evaluation and regular revision

Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most common acquired heart disease in children in many countries of the world, especially in developing countries. The global burden of disease caused by rheumatic fever currently falls isproportionately on children living in the developing world, especially where poverty is widespread.