IFHA Executive President Message
Dear Visitor, I am pleased to welcome you on the web pages of IFHA.
The IFHA is the umbrella organisation for all Scientists (individuals, institutions or societies) involved or interested in cardiovascular and hypertension research, Control and Prevention in Africa.
The official membership is obtain after registration.
The International Forum for Hypertension control and prevention in Africa (IFHA) was inaugurated in Brussels in May 2003.
A first meeting gathered experts from various institutions. This was during an international conference organized with support of European Union through ULB- Hôpital Erasme,
the African section of the World Health Organization , the World Hypertension League (WHL) , the Belgian Universities (Gent University and KUL Leuven),
the Centers for Diseases Control (CDC) , Hypertension Societies (the Belgian Hypertension Society, the International Hypertension Society,
European Hypertension Society) and the African Union (AU). The overall meeting objectives was to set up specific and priority strategies aimed at
curbing the emerging epidemic of CVD in SSA using an international partnership support.
I hope you will enjoy your visit and thank you!
Dr. Daniel Lemogoum,
IFHA Executive President
News updates: Coming 2010 events
news added on 10/10/2009
IFHA 4th Conference on Hypertension in Africa. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 07-08 May, 2010
New !: Click here to submit abstract - Click here to pay the registration fees
The meeting will be held on 07th – 08th May, and is organized by IFHA and the Congolese Hypertension League(CHL), in collaboration with ISH.
Information on the 4th African Scientific Meeting on Hypertension can be obtained from the website : http://www.ifha-online.com
ISH - LMICC 4th Teaching Seminar on Hypertension in Africa. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), 05-06 May, 2010
New !: The program is available here - The abstracts to be presented can be found here
The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Low and Middle Income Countries Committee (LMICC) announces the 4th Hypertension Teaching Seminar in Africa, to be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), from 05th – 06th May 2010, in collaboration with the European Society of Hypertension (ESH), the World Hypertension League (WHL) and the International Forum for Hypertension Control and Prevention in Africa (IFHA).
The seminar is designed for medical doctors up to the age of 50 and residing in Africa, who are involved in the management and/or research in hypertension or hypertension related fields. The seminar will cover all aspects of hypertension and related fields in Africa, presented by a mixed African-European faculty, and will also include abstracts on research in Africa, based on a call for abstracts. The seminar language is French.
Information and forms (letter of invitation, application form and abstract form) with regard to the Hypertension Teaching Seminar can be obtained from Professor R. Fagard (Mail Contact) ou Professor JR M'Buyamba-Kabangu (Mail Contact). The deadline for applications is 15th February 2010.
Abstracts can also be sumitted online: WANT TO PROCEED? CLICK HERE. Note that to use this online submission tool you must register online for the IFHA conference and specify whether you will attend the seminar only or the IFHA conference which will follow the seminar.
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