RELIEF: DR. DIANA ATWINE LAUNCHES HEALTHY HEART AFRICA PROGRAMME, SALUTES ASTRAZENECA PARTNERSHIP

By Our Reporter

AT LEAST 10 Million Ugandans can now hope to be screened for heart
related conditions following the launch of the Healthy Heart Africa
Programme.
The Healthy Heart Africa programme supported by AstraZeneca will be in
joint delivery with the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau.
Dr Diana Atwine Ps ministry of Health speaking at the launch at Protea
Hotel in Kampala noted, “We are please to be entering this strong
partnership with AstraZeneca. We are sure this will assist us in
delivering the targets against Non Communicable Diseases.”
The programme is being supported by AstraZeneca, an international
healthcare service provider.
Dr. Allan Mackenzie Program Head, AstraZeneca says the model in Uganda
will consider the country’s demographic population with more than half
of the country’s population under the age of 18 year.
He says early screening and diagnosis of ailments such as hypertension
can reduce the burden including death.
To be jointly delivered by the Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau,
effort will be aimed at slowing down the net effects of hypertension
and diabetes on communities.
Dr Tonny Tumwesigye ED Uganda Protestant Medical Bureau, “This is a
milestone in our effort to ensure a more healthy and productive
population by screening millions of such non communicable diseases.”