Hongera #Kenya Ministry of Health for launching a comprehensive guideline on management of cardiovascular disease #CVD - well done! 👏🏾 Important risk factor link with reducing tobacco use #NoTobacco #BeatNCDs #WorldNoTobaccoDay KenyaCardiacSociety Prof. Elijah Ogola Loise Nyanjau Dorcas Kiptui

Kenya marks World No Tobacco Day as it launched the national guidelines for the prevention and management of cardiovascular diseases with a call for increased awareness of the link between tobacco products and cardiovascular diseases & addressing effects of 2nd-hand smoking

30 minutes of activity a day, giving up smoking and eating a healthy diet can help prevent heart disease and stroke. We promise to keep fit, do you? #WorldHeartDay #worldheartdayKE #WHDKenya2018

Today we're celebrating #WorldHeartDay! #DidYouKnow: Cardiovascular diseases, including heart disease and stroke, kills over 17.5 million people every year and is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. Let's all take a road to a #healthyheart today!

Big actions start with a small symbol <♥>. Make your promise today to help the fight against cardiovascular diseases. #WorldHeartDay #WHD2018KE #worldheartdayKE

Comparison of Dual Therapies for Lowering Blood Pressure in Black Africans | NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption and CVD and Mortality - American College of Cardiology acc.org/latest-in-card…

Left Ventricular Diastolic Function: Understanding Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Prognosis With Echocardiography prac.co/l/y2cre72h via @practiceupdate

.African Union is Co-hosting t/summit on tackling Online Child Sexual Exploitation.Across 2days event, delegates will be provided W/ t/knowledge, tools&networks required 2 understand t/ prevalence of online child sexual exploitation& t/means 2 implement strategic global response

Following the death of mzee Moi (may he RIP and condolences to the family), the police completely barricaded the Nairobi hospital denying access to both health workers and patients. Absolutely ridiculous. Even mzee Moi must be turning in his grave at the stupidity!

We're excited to have Dr. Chris Tufton, Bente Mikkelsen, Prof. Elijah Ogola, Stéphane Bancel, Dipti Itchhaporia, M.D., MACC , FAHA, FESC and many others among the speaker lineup for the #WorldHeartSummit. Find out more about the programme: bit.ly/3DZpqX8

Prof. Prof. Elijah Ogola, President of PASCAR, shares 🇰🇪 experience with translating 🫀 evidence into #HealthPolicy: ⚠️ Africa = 15% of 🌐 population, 25% of NCDs, 2% (!) of health research output 🤝 Few specialists => task-sharing! #️⃣ Data 💰 Innovative financing #WCCardio #SBC2022

Global leaders Dr Vijay Bang, Dr. P. C. Rath, Dr. Ogola, Dr. Silva et al setting the stage for #heartfailure global perspective discussion #CSI2023 Common theme: Lack of large scale organized data to study & improve outcomes in developing world Dr Vijay Bang pc rath Prof. Elijah Ogola

📣 LAUNCHING TODAY: World Heart Federation's Roadmap for Secondary Prevention of #CVD. The Roadmap explores solutions for implementing secondary prevention strategies to reduce the burden of CVD: worldheart.org/news/Roadmap-f… #CVDRoadmaps

“In Nairobi, they conducted a trial where in one centre they gave patients support, medications for free, and the other didn’t, and there was absolutely no difference in adherence.” -Prof. Elijah Ogola, President of KenyaCardiacSociety. #WHA77

“If we’re going to tackle adherence, fixed dose combinations can help. The solutions go beyond the immediate health environment, the whole society has to act.” -Prof. Elijah Ogola, KenyaCardiacSociety. #WHA77

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Join us this month to defeat the silent killer that is #hypertension. Make sure you and your loved ones know your numbers. #pimapressure #checkyourpressure #WHD18

Although they account for 70% of global deaths, many people are unaware of what NCDs are. As World Health Organization (WHO) Global Ambassador for NCDs, I’m pleased to support this year’s World Health Assembly in addressing this public health crisis through awareness and action.

#WHA71 side event on tackling NCDs calls for countries to change behaviours, incentivise healthy choices & regulate harmful industries to #beatNCDs. #Dementia costs global economy $1trillion annually. We all must invest in dementia now to achieve #UHC & #SDGs