Makerere University School of Public Health (MakSPH), Ministry of Health – Uganda, and Mukono and Buikwe districts in collaboration with: University of Antwerp, Belgium; Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom; Brighton and Sussex University, United Kingdom; Centre Hospitalier Regional et Universitaire De Brest; and University of Limpopo, South Africa are organising the Global South-North Collaboration Scientific Meeting on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention due to take place on 9th March 2022 at the Golf Course Hotel, Kampala, Uganda.
Meeting theme: Cardiovascular disease prevention in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons and experiences
Sub-themes
a) CVD risk factors, health promotion and prevention
b) CVD profiling and screening
c) Follow-up and self-management for CVD
d) CVD care and management
e) Technology and information systems for CVD prevention and management
f) Integrated CVD prevention, care and management
See Download below for Concept Note
Opportunity to participate at the meeting
Academics, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, students and other stakeholders involved in CVD-related activities are invited to express interest to participate in the meeting. Organisations may also co-fund or exhibit products at the meeting. You may also submit an abstract for your CVD-related work aligned with any of the meeting sub-themes to be considered for presentation. Research abstracts should be formatted into the following subsections: Title, Background, Methods, Results and Conclusion. Appropriate subsections should be used for other abstracts. The body of the abstract should not exceed 300 words. Please also indicate the presenter and affiliation of all authors.
To express interest to participate in the meeting or submit an abstract, please email: spices@musph.ac.ug and copy to Rawlance Ndejjo: rndejjo@musph.ac.ug by 11th February 2022. Feedback on submitted abstracts and persons to attend the physical meeting will be provided by 25th February 2022.