Dr. Alfred Doku

Ex-Officio Member

For over twenty years, Dr. Doku has been in the forefront of the fight against cardiovascular diseases.

He partnered with senior colleagues to form the Ghanaian Society of Hypertension and Cardiology (GHASHCAR) in 2003 which he became the maiden Secretary General. Through this society, he organized nationwide campaign to fight cardiovascular diseases through World Heart Day celebrations, International Update Courses in Cardiology, cardiology seminars and symposia to create awareness in among both the general public and the staff of the health systems to fight CVD by mobilizing the media, cooperate Ghana with their CSR, pharmaceutical companies, the MOH/GHS, WHO, the National Cardiothoracic Centre, Ghanaian Medical Students Association, etc Dr. Doku partnered with local and international stakeholders to create the Ghana Heart Initiative since September 2018 with the main aim of strengthening the health system to manage CVD.

Through the initiative, National Guideline for the Management of CVD, training manual and facilitators guide for CVD, Akomacare APP for ease of use of CVD guidelines, training of health professionals in BLS/ACLS and CVD as well as equipment support that will improve CVD care in over 190 health facilities and involving close to 2000 health worker.

He is joining forces with partners to provide more support for GHI beyond 2021 to increase training and equipment support as well as to expand to involve other countries in Africa and Asia. As a lecturer, he enjoys teaching, mentoring and enlightening young doctors to become cardiologists/internists.

He has been in involved in several other projects and publications. Dr. Doku had his medical training in KNUST, Fellowship training in Cardiology in Ghana and Germany.