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Elijah Ogola
East-Pan-African Society of Cardiology

Dr. Elijah Ogola is vice president, East-Pan-African Society of Cardiology, and chairman of the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Nairobi. A clinical cardiologist, his main research interest is the emergence of cardiovascular risk factors in Africa.

Articles by Elijah Ogola

Friday
March 13
2015

Elijah Ogola

Silent Killer Gaining Momentum in Africa: Partnership designed to address hypertension, cardiovascular disease head-on

Healthy Heart Africa, a public-private partnership launched by AstraZeneca in 2014, is working to tackle hypertension and the burden of cardiovascular disease, which is now the second leading overall cause of death in Africa after infectious diseases.

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Health Care

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public-private partnerships

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Elijah OgolaEast-Pan-African Society of Cardiology

Articles by Elijah Ogola

Silent Killer Gaining Momentum in Africa: Partnership designed to address hypertension, cardiovascular disease head-on

Elijah Ogola
East-Pan-African Society of Cardiology