Current Projects
Elmina, Ghana
ICHA's clinical and community outreach volunteers arrived in Elmina, Ghana on September 19, to commence a three week cardiovascular disease prevention education and outreach effort.…
Program Design
ICHA’s team of physicians, public health professionals, outreach workers and educators are focused on designing an effective model for clinical health care worker training. This…
India
ICHA is conducting a preliminary analysis of various sites in India with the intention of launching an ICHA initiative in south or central India in…
CVD News
Diabetes in the WHO Africa Region
In 2000, the prevalence of diabetes among the 46 countries of the WHO African Region was estimated at 7.02 million people. Evidence from North America,…
Tackling CVD in the Developing World
Sydney, Australia - A new report is highlighting once again the danger of a cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemic in many low- and middle-income countries, with…
Concern About Obesity in Ghana
A recent study by the World Health Organisation, which focused on seven African countries – Nigeria, Congo Brazzaville, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Niger and Ghana –…
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IS THE #1 CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE WORLD