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Sarfo FS, Gebreyohanns M, Akinyemi R, Ebenezer AA, Ovbiagele B, Owolabi M. The African Stroke Organization Conference 2023. Lancet Neurol 2024; 23:459-460. [PMID: 38631758 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00139-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Fred Stephen Sarfo
- Kwame Nkrumah University Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200212, Nigeria; Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- African Stroke Organization, Ibadan, Nigeria; Stroke Association Support Network, Accra, Ghana
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- Northern California Institute for Research and Education, San Francisco, CA, USA; University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan 200212, Nigeria; Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria; Lebanese American University of Beirut, Lebanon; Blossom Specialist Medical Center, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Olowoyo P, Dzudie A, Okekunle AP, Obiako R, Mocumbi A, Beheiry H, Parati G, Lackland DT, Sarfo FS, Odili A, Adeoye AM, Wahab K, Agyemang C, Campbell N, Kengne AP, Whelton PK, Pellicori P, Ebenezer AA, Adebayo O, Olalusi O, Jegede A, Uvere E, Adebajo O, Awuah B, Moran A, Williams B, Guzik TJ, Kokuro C, Bukachi F, Ogah OS, Delles C, Maffia P, Akinyemi R, Barango P, Ojji D, Owolabi M. ACHIEVE conference proceedings: implementing action plans to reduce and control hypertension burden in Africa. J Hum Hypertens 2024; 38:193-199. [PMID: 38424209 DOI: 10.1038/s41371-024-00903-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
Abstract
The prevalence of hypertension, the commonest risk factor for preventable disability and premature deaths, is rapidly increasing in Africa. The African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology, and a Vibrant Ecosystem [ACHIEVE] conference was convened to discuss and initiate the co-implementation of the strategic solutions to tame this burden toward achieving a target of 80% for awareness, treatment, and control by the year 2030. Experts, including the academia, policymakers, patients, the WHO, and representatives of various hypertension and cardiology societies generated a 12-item communique for implementation by the stakeholders of the ACHIEVE ecosystem at the continental, national, sub-national, and local (primary) healthcare levels.
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- Paul Olowoyo
- Department of Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria
- Department of Medicine, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria
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- Departments of Internal Medicine and Physiology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaounde 1, Yaounde, Cameroon
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- College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, 200284, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Seoul National University, 08826, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria, Zaria, Nigeria
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- Departamento de Medicina, Universidade, Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, International University of Africa (IUA), Khartoum, Sudan
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, San Luca Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Univeristy of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Translational Neurosciences and Population Studies, Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Medicine, University of Abuja, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Public & Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Departments of Medicine, Physiology, and Pharmacology and Community Health Sciences, Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- South African Medical Research Council, Francie Van Zijl Dr, Parow Valley, Cape Town, 7501, South Africa
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- Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Co-Lead, Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Non-Communicable Diseases & Multimorbidity, African Research Universities Alliance ARUA & The Guild, Arua, Uganda
- Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Department of Internal and Agricultural Medicine and Omicron Medical Genomics Laboratory, Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Krakow, Poland
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- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Co-Lead, Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Non-Communicable Diseases & Multimorbidity, African Research Universities Alliance ARUA & The Guild, Arua, Uganda
- Department of Medical Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Cardiology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan/ University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Co-Lead, Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Non-Communicable Diseases & Multimorbidity, African Research Universities Alliance ARUA & The Guild, Arua, Uganda
- Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- School of Infection & Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria
- Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- WHO African Regional Office, DRC, Brazzaville, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Medicine, University of Abuja, FCT, Abuja, Nigeria
- Department of Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
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- Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
- Co-Lead, Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Non-Communicable Diseases & Multimorbidity, African Research Universities Alliance ARUA & The Guild, Arua, Uganda.
- Center for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, University College Hospital Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
- Lebanese American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
- Blossom Specialist Medical Center, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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Akinyemi R, Sarfo F, Abd-Allah F, Ogun Y, Belo M, Francis P, Mateus MB, Bateman K, Naidoo P, Charway-Felli A, Akpalu A, Wahab K, Napon C, Arulogun O, Ebenezer AA, Ekeng G, Scola G, Hamzat K, Zimba S, Ossou-Nguiet PM, Ademokoya J, Adebayo P, Ayele BA, Vaz DC, Ogbole G, Barasukan P, Melifonwu R, Onwuekwe I, Belson S, Damasceno A, Okubadejo N, Njamnshi AK, Ogeng'o J, Walker RW, Diop AG, Ogunniyi A, Kalaria R, Sandercock P, Davis S, Brainin M, Ovbiagele B, Owolabi M. Conceptual framework for establishing the African Stroke Organization. Int J Stroke 2020; 16:93-99. [PMID: 32026763 DOI: 10.1177/1747493019897871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Africa is the world's most genetically diverse, second largest, and second most populous continent, with over one billion people distributed across 54 countries. With a 23% lifetime risk of stroke, Africa has some of the highest rates of stroke worldwide and many occur in the prime of life with huge economic losses and grave implications for the individual, family, and the society in terms of mental capital, productivity, and socioeconomic progress. Tackling the escalating burden of stroke in Africa requires prioritized, multipronged, and inter-sectoral strategies tailored to the unique African epidemiological, cultural, socioeconomic, and lifestyle landscape. The African Stroke Organization (ASO) is a new pan-African coalition that brings together stroke researchers, clinicians, and other health-care professionals with participation of national and regional stroke societies and stroke support organizations. With a vision to reduce the rapidly increasing burden of stroke in Africa, the ASO has a four-pronged focus on (1) research, (2) capacity building, (3) development of stroke services, and (4) collaboration with all stakeholders. This will be delivered through advocacy, awareness, and empowerment initiatives to bring about people-focused changes in policy, clinical practice, and public education. In the spirit of the African philosophy of Ubuntu "I am because we are," the ASO will harness the power of diversity, inclusiveness, togetherness, and team work to build a strong, enduring, and impactful platform for tackling stroke in Africa.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rufus Akinyemi
- Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Centre for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Neurology, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Neurology, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Neurology, Sylvanus Olympio University Teaching Hospital, Lomé, Togo
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- Stroke Unit, Umhlanga Medical Centre, Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
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- Department of Neurology, Hospital Américo Boavida-University Agostinho Neto, Luanda-Angola
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- Stroke Unit, Neurology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town, 71860Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa/University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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- Department of Neurology, Bogodogo University Hospital , Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Health Promotion and Education, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET-GHANA), Accra, Ghana
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- The Stroke Survivors Foundation, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Physiotherapy, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Special Education, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Aga Khan University, East Africa /Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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- Department of Neurology, College of Health Science, 37602Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Central Hospital of Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Department of Radiology, University College Hospital; Department of Radiology, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Neurology, University Teaching Hospital of Kamenge, University of Burundi, Bujumbura, Burundi
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- Stroke Action Nigeria, Ime Obi Ogbeoza, Onitsha, Nigeria
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Ituku- Ozalla, Enugu, Nigeria. Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Nigeria
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- World Stroke Organization, Geneva, Switzerland/ Stroke Association, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique
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- Neurology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi Araba, Lagos, Nigeria
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- Department of Neurology, Yaoundé Central Hospital & Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé 1, Yaoundé, Cameroon; Brain Research Africa Initiative (BRAIN), Geneva, CH/Yaoundé, Cameroon
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- Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Medicine, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, UK
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- Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- National Stroke Research Institute, Austin Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Preventive Medicine, 31227Danube University Krems, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, USA
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- Centre for Genomic and Precision Medicine, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, 58987University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.,Blossom Specialist Medical (Neurorehabilitation) Center, Ibadan, Nigeria
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