Advancing the Cardiovascular Workforce in Africa to Tackle the Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: The Time is Now

Dzifa Ahadzi; Bamba Gaye; Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

doi:10.5334/gh.1197

Advancing the Cardiovascular Workforce in Africa to Tackle the Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease: The Time is Now

Dzifa Ahadzi, Bamba Gaye, Yvonne Commodore-Mensah

School of Nursing

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Abstract

The African region is experiencing an epidemic of cardiovascular disease with dire consequences of increasing morbidity and mortality. Compared with highincome countries where older populations are most affected, the burden of CVD in Africa is higher in the younger populations, which hampers regional socioeconomic development. Strategies to increase and advance the cardiovascular workforce are urgently needed to help address this problem. This commentary highlights the critical lack of skilled cardiovascular healthcare professionals, including cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and cardiovascular nurses in the African region. Multilevel viable solutions to advance the cardiovascular workforce in Africa based on successful models in Africa are also presented.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	20
Journal	Global Heart
Volume	18
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1197
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

Africa
cardiovascular disease
health systems
health workforce

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Community and Home Care
Epidemiology

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