The Ghana Heart Initiative (GHI), a project being implemented by the German International Agency(GIZ), has donated medical equipment worth €200,000 to 44 hospitals in the Greater Accra Region towards treatment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The equipment include defibrillators, patient monitors, weighing scales with height meter and glucometers. The GHI donation was financed by Bayer AG, a German multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company that has special interest in CVDs. Presentation of Equipment Presenting the medical…
Continue readingMay 17th 2021 This year’s theme is “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer” focusing on combatting low awareness rates worldwide, especially in low to middle income areas, and accurate blood pressure measurement methods. Increasing hypertension awareness and early control has become even more crucial as managing hypertension reduces the risk of COVID-19 adverse events and mortality. You can help this year’s WHD campaign by sharing hypertension information and resources on social media, promoting…
Continue readingA 2-Day Virtual Cardiology Symposium Click – on the link to register https://bayer.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UIfobsCmRwONgQRlWFPxHg
Continue readingThe Ghana Society of Cardiology (GSC) has advised Ghanaians to pay attention to their health to prevent them from diseases, particularly cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). According to the society, people were not paying attention to their nutritional needs, leading to high rates of heart and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) The worst part, it said, was that the country had a shortage of cardiologists, with a ratio of over one million people to one cardiologist. The cardiologists…
Continue readingWhat is heart failure? Heart failure means your heart does not pump blood as well as it should. As a result, fluid backs up in the body, and the organs in the body do not get as much blood as they need. Fluid may build in the lungs and other parts of the body and manifest as shortness of breath, easy fatigability, and palpitations. You may also notice some swelling in your feet, legs or…
Continue readingMy Heart, Your Heart This year on World Heart Day, as part of our mission to ensure heart health equity for all, we want to create a global community of Heart Heroes … people from all walks of life who are acting now to live longer, better, heart-healthy lives by making a promise: A promise to our families to cook and eat more healthily A promise to our children to exercise more and help them…
Continue readingThe Ghana Heart Initiative (GHI) project was launched in Accra City Hotel on Wednesday Jan 9th 2019 to improve the risk assessment and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) that cause over 70 per cent of all deaths in the country. The Initiative being rolled out on pilot basis in the Greater Accra Region within the first two years will involve assessment and management of CVD at primary, secondary and tertiary levels of care offered in…
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