Early diagnosis of lung cancer boosts survival rates from <10% to >50%, but in Africa, late detection is common due to limited awareness & access to care. Let’s advocate for better screening & education to save lives. #LungCancerAwareness #EarlyDetection

🫁 November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, let's prioritize our lung health! Early detection is crucial. If you smoke, consider quitting, and avoid exposure to secondhand smoke and pollutants. Protect yourself and your loved ones. #LungCancerAwareness #AfricaFightsCancer

Join us for our upcoming Journal Club Meeting on Dec 7th, 2024 as we discuss aortic root enlargement in patients undergoing mitral and aortic valve replacement. Don't miss this opportunity! Zoom Link: us06web.zoom.us/j/87441287700?…

Join our panel discussion on pursuing Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency & Fellowship in Africa! Hear from experts in the field and gain insights into the pathways and opportunities Zoom Link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… Time: 5pm GMT+1 #CTsurgery #Africa #Residency #Fellowship"

🚨 Webinar Recap: AFAC hosted an insightful session on "Pursuing Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency in Africa" with experts from across the continent sharing training opportunities & challenges in North, West, East, Central, & Southern Africa. Together, we’re shaping the future!

If you missed the last webinar on "Pursuing cardiothoracic surgery residency and/or fellowship in Africa" fret no more cause we got you covered. Check out the recording on our YouTube channel using the link below: youtu.be/ZwpAHchFfsM?si…

Season's Greetings from the Association of Future African Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons(AFAC)! ✨💥 May this special time of the year bring joy, love, and relaxation to you and your loved ones. Looking forward to a bright and healthy new year! 🫀🫁

Exciting news! We are delighted to announce that a research paper by the AFAC's research team has been accepted for publication in the prestigious ICVTS journal of EACTS . Congrats to the research team. Access the paper online at academic.oup.com/icvts/advance-…

🚀 We’re Live! 🌍✨ The Association of Future African Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons is thrilled to announce the launch of our official website! 👉 Visit us now at afacafrica.org AATS The Society of Thoracic Surgeons TSMA COSECSA EACTS Frank-Awat Abaiweh @V

Celebrating Excellence! 🎉 Congratulations to Frank-Awat Abaiweh, our Co-founder & Vice President, on being selected as a 2025 POHER Scholar! Representing Central Africa, Frank’s achievement highlights his dedication to advancing healthcare in Africa. #POHER2025 #Leadership"

Join AFAC and be part of shaping the future of cardiothoracic surgery in Africa! 🌍 🔹 Positions Available: - Executive Board - International Team 📅 Deadline: Feb. 5, 2025 👉 Apply now: [afacafrica.org/call-for-execu…] #AFAC2025 #CardiothoracicSurgery #Leadership #Africa

Help us present our research at the AATS Annual Meeting through Victory Effiom whose Abstract was accepted. Every donation brings us closer to making this dream a reality. Let’s show the world the power of African research! 🔗 Donate now: gofund.me/2696da6e

🌟 We’re 5% Closer—Let’s Keep Going! 🚀 Every step forward brings us closer to making this dream a reality! Your support, no matter the amount, makes a huge impact. 💙 Donate now: gofund.me/2696da6e #SupportAfricanResearch #FutureSurgeons #MakeAnImpact #GoFundMe

Join us on Saturday 9th of August, 2025 for an exciting webinar on Current Advances in Minimally invasive Thoracic surgery: Challenges faced within the African Continent . Join us through the link! us06web.zoom.us/j/88945326259?… Don't miss this impactful session

Fact of the Week 🤩 Rheumatic Heart Disease kills 360,000 yearly which are mostly young Africans. It starts as a sore throat and ends in heart failure. RHD is preventable,Treatable and Surgically curable. Africa needs more surgeons in order to help reduce the rate of mortality.

Congratulations Dr. Kevin. From all of us at AFAC🥳

Saturday 9 Augest at 7 pm Assiut time Waiting for you all to see how to get a hi tech surgery program running in a low resource setting

🌍 CVDs kill 17M people/yr — 80% in LMICs. Yet 75% of the world has no access to cardiac surgery. Our paper calls for urgent action: 🩺 Train & support surgeons in LMICs 🤝 Integrate into global health policy 🔗 doi.org/10.1097/MS9.00… #GlobalSurgery AFAC

So excited that our case report, Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in Heart Transplantation, has been published in JACC Journals Check it out!!🫀🩺 jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.… Ahmet Kilic Victory Effiom

💔 Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) affects 64M+ people worldwide. It develops gradually and is treatable, but access to care is limited in many low-resource settings. Let’s raise awareness & #SaveAHeart 🫀 #CTsurgery