• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Monday, June 30, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

AstraZeneca, Partners Mark 9-yr Of Addressing Hypertension In Africa

by Royal Ibeh
2 years ago
in Health
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

 

Advertisement

AstraZeneca and partners are commemorating nine years of impact in the fight against hypertension, helping to decrease the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA), through the Healthy Heart Africa (HHA) programme.

The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that hypertension affects one in three adults worldwide and Africa has the highest prevalence of hypertension in any region, with the number of adults suffering from high blood pressure in sub-Saharan Africa projected to reach 216.8 million by 2030. In 2019, more than one million deaths were due to cardiovascular diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, which constituted 5.4 per cent of all global CVD-related deaths and 13 per cent of all deaths in Africa.

Since its inception in 2014, the HHA programme has conducted over 38.5 million blood pressure screenings; diagnosed over 3.1 million people; trained over 10,600 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses, community health volunteers and pharmacists to provide education and awareness, screening and treatment services; and activated over 1,300 healthcare facilities to provide hypertension services in the region.

To mark the programme’s nine-year anniversary, AstraZeneca and partners are hosting a webinar to take stock of achievements to date and discuss future strategies to tackle the rising burden of CVDs and NCDs across Africa. The discussion will feature insights on the role of public-private partnerships in supporting primary healthcare, drawing on lessons from the HHA programme.

RELATED

Ashietey Champions Compassionate Healing Via Chiropractic Care

Ashietey Champions Compassionate Healing Via Chiropractic Care

2 days ago
Maternity Care: Maternal Health Advocate Dr. Yamgnane Holds Special Conference In Lagos

Maternity Care: Maternal Health Advocate Dr. Yamgnane Holds Special Conference In Lagos

3 days ago

Panellists will include representatives from Ministries of Health in implementing countries and programme partners, including PATH, Population Services International (PSI), Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB), African Christian Health Associations Platform (ACHAP), and Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau (UPMB).

Programs division of NCD prevention and control, Ministry of Health Kenya, Dr Yvette Kisaka, in a press statement, made available to LEADERSHIP, said: “We need to strengthen health systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage, as envisioned by Sustainable Development Goal 3 on good health and wellbeing.

“That is why, together with partners, we are developing strategies such as the National Guidelines for the Management of Cardiovascular Diseases. We applaud the Healthy Heart Africa programme’s pivotal role in the fight against cardiovascular disease in Kenya and continue to collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure a healthier future for our citizens.”

Healthy Heart Africa is committed to tackling hypertension and the rising burden of CVDs and NCDs in Africa. The programme is on track to achieve its ambition of reaching 10 million people with elevated blood pressure by 2025, with 7.7 million readings recorded thus far1.

HHA supports local health system resilience by addressing the barriers that prevent access to care by increasing awareness of the symptoms and risks of hypertension and educating around healthy lifestyle choices; training providers and driving care to lower levels of the healthcare system; and offering health screening, and access to treatment and disease management.

In less than a decade, HHA has successfully implemented and expanded a multi-stakeholder model to deliver improved and more equitable health outcomes across the continent. Starting its journey in Kenya in 2014 and subsequently expanding to Ethiopia, Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and Rwanda, Nigeria and Zanzibar, HHA supports sustainable models by working with local health systems. Our approach to addressing the burden of hypertension works best when integrated into existing health systems, working in partnership at a local level.

Senior director of Corporate Affairs for the Middle East & Africa Region at AstraZeneca, Qutaiba Al Manaseer, explained, “Healthy Heart Africa demonstrates the power of public-private partnerships in delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen the resilience of local health systems. We will continue collaborating with stakeholders to tackle the silent killer that is hypertension and to improve patient outcomes.”


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

BREAKING NEWS: Nigerians can now earn US Dollars from the comfort of their homes with Ultra-Premium domains, acquire them for as low as $1700 and profit as much as $25,000. Click here to learn how you can earn US Dollars consistently.


SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

3m MSMEs To Benefit As Federal Govt, Wema Bank Launch ‘Skillnovation’

Next Post

Nigerian Gov’t Denounces Napoli’s ‘Maltreatment’ Of Osimhen

Royal Ibeh

Royal Ibeh

You May Like

Ashietey Champions Compassionate Healing Via Chiropractic Care
Health

Ashietey Champions Compassionate Healing Via Chiropractic Care

2025/06/27
Maternity Care: Maternal Health Advocate Dr. Yamgnane Holds Special Conference In Lagos
Health

Maternity Care: Maternal Health Advocate Dr. Yamgnane Holds Special Conference In Lagos

2025/06/27
Tackling Reproductive Health Misinformation Through  Education, Advocacy
Health

CSOs Call For Unified Domestic HIV, TB, Malaria Funding

2025/06/27
Pharmacists Plan Legal Action To Enforce National Social Health Insurance Act 2022
Health

World Drug Day: Drug Abuse Fueling Mental Health Disorders, Crime – Pharmacists

2025/06/27
Abia, NRCRI To Establish Agro-processing Zone
Health

Agency Assures Of Successful 2025 Health Week

2025/06/27
KDSG Meets Deadline, Distributes Insecticide Treated Nets In 12 Days
Health

Malaria: Kaduna To Distribute 4.5m Treated Nets – Official

2025/06/26
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

‘It’s Inspiring Moment,’ Says Nigerian Student After Meeting Tinubu In Saint Lucia

Tinubu, Saint Lucia PM Seal Plan For Diplomatic Ties

June 12: Dangiwa Umar Reacts To National Honour By Tinubu, Reveals 38 Other ‘Unsung Heroes’

Meet Top 20 Nigerian Techies Driving Innovations In 2025

Kalu Seeks Debt Cancellation To Ease Africa’s Burden

Aviation Ministry Worker Convicted Over Employment Fraud

Police Arrest Arrowhead Of Child Theft Syndicate, Rescue 12 Minors 

Abakaliki FC In Minor Road Accident After Federation Cup Defeat

CWC: PSG Thrash Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami 4-0, Advance To Quarterfinals

Soldiers Kill Terrorist Kingpin Mai Dada, Recover Weapons

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.