Dr Ernest Madu talks about Cardiac disease and Africa
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Cardiac disease and Africa
This is a wonderful kind of lecture session for me,which shows the impact of Cardiac disease in relation to Africa and her environment.I have come to realize that; it’s the class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins),and not only the Heart.It therefore enlarge my horizon on the above topic,and encourage me to seek for more information about it.As one of the major cause of death in Africa,people should desist from second hand form of smoking.They should watch out for the symptoms,causes and the prevention of the Cardiac disease.And in case they notice anyone of the symptoms,they should not hesitate to consult a medical personnel as soon as possible.The following are the statistics:
WARNING! EXTRAPOLATION ONLY! NOT BASED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC DATA SOURCES. The following table attempts to extrapolate the above prevalence rate for Cardiovascular Disease to the populations of various countries and regions. These prevalence extrapolations for Cardiovascular Disease are only estimates, based on applying the prevalence rates from the US (or a similar country) to the population of other countries, and therefore may have very limited relevance to the actual prevalence of Cardiovascular Disease in any region:
Country/Region Extrapolated Prevalence Population Estimated Used
Cardiovascular Disease in Northern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)
Egypt 17,294,326 76,117,4212
Libya 1,279,529 5,631,5852
Sudan 8,894,692 39,148,1622
Cardiovascular Disease in Western Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)
Congo Brazzaville 681,172 2,998,0402
Ghana 4,716,119 20,757,0322
Liberia 770,372 3,390,6352
Niger 2,581,181 11,360,5382
Nigeria 4,032,985 12,5750,3562
Senegal 2,465,671 10,852,1472
Sierra leone 1,336,854 5,883,8892
Cardiovascular Disease in Central Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)
Central African Republic 850,313 3,742,4822
Chad 2,167,213 9,538,5442
Congo kinshasa 13,249,972 58,317,0302
Rwanda 1,871,875 8,238,6732
Cardiovascular Disease in Eastern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)
Ethiopia 16,208,088 71,336,5712
Kenya 7,493,729 32,982,1092
Somalia 1,886,854 8,304,6012
Tanzania 8,195,497 36,070,7992
Uganda 5,996,021 26,390,2582
Cardiovascular Disease in Southern Africa (Extrapolated Statistics)
Angola 2,494,391 10,978,5522
Botswana 372,442) 1,639,2312
South Africa 10,098,954 44,448,4702
Swaziland 265,658 1,169,2412
Zambia 2,505,101 11,025,6902
Zimbabwe 834,268 1,2671,8602
Emzor, keep it up and have a wonderful weekend.And Emzorites, beware!
What an educative piece! I used to think that being overweight was the only precursor to cardiovascular diseases so i used to feel safe but now i know my lifestyle equally puts me at great risk. Thanks to emzor, im wiser. Emzorite 4 life!
Its a pity that we africans get to suffer so much hardship. The situation of most african economies doesnt allow its citizens to eat healthy diets or be educated about cardiovascular diseases. Our leaders are too busy embezzling, sponsoring wars or trying to retain their positions. The level of illiteracy in africa is alarming. Emzor, more grease to your elbows for taking the pains to enlighten us on cardiovascular diseases. Emzor rocks!
Is this not d same disease dat killed d popular singer MICHELE JACKSON? what a disease,nice writeup,thanks 4 showing us d way 4ward.thanks alot.UP EMZOR.
Its a fact that Barriers to planning and
providing care for people with
cardiovascular disease
compound the problem. For
example, inadequate
classification of deaths from
cardiovascular disease in South
Africa and of differences in
patterns of risk and disease
among ethnic groups hampered
effective planning.5 Providers of
primary and secondary health
care in Nigeria reported barriers
to managing cardiovascular risk
which included inadequate
financing, low competence
among health workers, and poor
laboratory support.6 And
another study in Gambia found
that poor recording of
demographic data hindered the
smooth execution of a project
for people with cardiovascular
disease.7 Furthermore, and
unsurprisingly, Africa has the
lowest output in the world of
cardiovascular research.8
There is hope though, and some
attention has finally been
focused on cardiovascular
disease in Africa. The
International Forum for
Hypertension Control and
Prevention in Africa published
clinical management guidelines
for the whole continent in 2003.9
National initiatives to identify risk
factors and set guidelines are
now under way. Some countries
have carried out national
epidemiological surveys, a few
have begun to continually
monitor and assess their
programmes, and some
countries, South Africa and
Nigeria among them, have their
own guidelines for managing
hypertension.
Such national and local
strategies are essential, not least
because measures imported
wholesale from developed
countries may not always be
directly applicable locally. Health
authorities and doctors know
what they need to do to tackle
cardiovascular disease. But
difficulties such as underfunding,
poor infrastructure, inadequate
access to cheap generic drugs
and fixed dose combinations,
and lack of public recognition
and acceptance of the
importance of cardiovascular
disease will continue to hinder
the effective implementation of
both population based health
programmes and those aimed at
people at high risk. The
continent’s people need
education on health issues like this. Thanx 2 emzor pharma. n Dr. Madu, we rly appreciate this piece.
Its a known fact that barriers to planning and
providing care for people with
cardiovascular disease
compound the problem. For
example, inadequate
classification of deaths from
cardiovascular disease in South
Africa and of differences in
patterns of risk and disease
among ethnic groups hampered
effective planning.5 Providers of
primary and secondary health
care in Nigeria reported barriers
to managing cardiovascular risk
which included inadequate
financing, low competence
among health workers, and poor
laboratory support.6 And
another study in Gambia found
that poor recording of
demographic data hindered the
smooth execution of a project
for people with cardiovascular
disease.7 Furthermore, and
unsurprisingly, Africa has the
lowest output in the world of
cardiovascular research.8
There is hope though, and some
attention has finally been
focused on cardiovascular
disease in Africa. The
International Forum for
Hypertension Control and
Prevention in Africa published
clinical management guidelines
for the whole continent in 2003.9
National initiatives to identify risk
factors and set guidelines are
now under way. Some countries
have carried out national
epidemiological surveys, a few
have begun to continually
monitor and assess their
programmes, and some
countries, South Africa and
Nigeria among them, have their
own guidelines for managing
hypertension.
Such national and local
strategies are essential, not least
because measures imported
wholesale from developed
countries may not always be
directly applicable locally. Health
authorities and doctors know
what they need to do to tackle
cardiovascular disease. But
difficulties such as underfunding,
poor infrastructure, inadequate
access to cheap generic drugs
and fixed dose combinations,
and lack of public recognition
and acceptance of the
importance of cardiovascular
disease will continue to hinder
the effective implementation of
both population based health
programmes and those aimed at
people at high risk. The
continent’s people need
education on health issues like this. Thanx 2 emzor 4 ewell africa,a brilliant concept of educating people n putting africa in mind.
Thanx 2 Doctor Ernest Madu for this enlightenment.
Its a known fact that barriers to planning and
providing care for people with
cardiovascular disease
compound the problem. For
example, inadequate
classification of deaths from
cardiovascular disease in South
Africa and of differences in
patterns of risk and disease
among ethnic groups hampered
effective planning.5 Providers of
primary and secondary health
care in Nigeria reported barriers
to managing cardiovascular risk
which included inadequate
financing, low competence
among health workers, and poor
laboratory support.6 And
another study in Gambia found
that poor recording of
demographic data hindered the
smooth execution of a project
for people with cardiovascular
disease.7 Furthermore, and
unsurprisingly, Africa has the
lowest output in the world of
cardiovascular research.8
There is hope though, and some
attention has finally been
focused on cardiovascular
disease in Africa. The
International Forum for
Hypertension Control and
Prevention in Africa published
clinical management guidelines
for the whole continent in 2003.9
National initiatives to identify risk
factors and set guidelines are
now under way. Some countries
have carried out national
epidemiological surveys, a few
have begun to continually
monitor and assess their
programmes, and some
countries, South Africa and
Nigeria among them, have their
own guidelines for managing
hypertension.
Such national and local
strategies are essential, not least
because measures imported
wholesale from developed
countries may not always be
directly applicable locally. Health
authorities and doctors know
what they need to do to tackle
cardiovascular disease. But
difficulties such as underfunding,
poor infrastructure, inadequate
access to cheap generic drugs
and fixed dose combinations,
and lack of public recognition
and acceptance of the
importance of cardiovascular
disease will continue to hinder
the effective implementation of
both population based health
programmes and those aimed at
people at high risk. The
continent’s people need
education on health issues like this. Thanx 2 emzor 4 ewell africa,a brilliant concept of educating people n putting africa in mind.
Thanx 2 Doctor Ernest Madu for this enlightenment.
thank you Emzor for bringing the talk of Dr Madu to us. but can we answer this simple question “what have we learnt so far and what are we going to do with what we have learn?
in summary, we have seen that hypertension, diabetics, the food we eat, over weight, lack of excises, etc are all contributing factor to this killer disease. but looking at the Nigeria attitude towards sickness and health care, you can agree with me that we have a long way to go. for example some that have hypertension for example do not even care to check the BP regularly except when they are really down. I think those of us reading this piece should help to educate our friends, relations, neighbor, concerning the implication of not taking proper care of our health. talk of exercise, that is another big issue especially to our youths. how many of our youths can trek 2 meters these days. it is either they are on bike or cars. in this regard, physical education I am advocating should return in our schools. {any way how many schools have fields to day when every flat and make shift shanties have been turned to school} the government should look into that.
another point worth considering is the attitude of our money bags and politicians who will want to go abroad to treat headache. don’t they think it will be better if we can put our hospitals in order? we should take example from one of our own who established a heart foundation. how many lives has that foundation saved since inception? that is how a patriot should act.
..thumbs up emzor,thanx for sharing this with us…infact,av been metamorphosised for better with all these ur write ups…its really cool as my mates thought av registered in a foreign institutn sinx deyve seen me b4 writing up my comments..more power to elbow.