BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-678@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20200312T080000Z DTEND:20200318T080000Z DTSTAMP:20200311T231920Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/national-stroke-survivors-day/ SUMMARY:National Stroke Survivors Day DESCRIPTION:A national stroke awareness campaign across the country organiz ed by SASNET - Ghana ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/03/NSSD-Banner.jpg LOCATION:Stroke Association Support Network Ghana\, Koforidua\, Koforidua\, Ghana GEO:6.078443;-0.271394 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Koforidua\, Koforidua\, Gha na;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Stroke Association Support Network Ghana:geo :6.078443,-0.271394 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-679@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20200327T080000Z DTEND:20200329T080000Z DTSTAMP:20200311T231943Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/odumasseman-stroke-awareness/ SUMMARY:Odumasseman Stroke Awareness DESCRIPTION:A joint program between Odumaseman and SASNET-GHANA to educate citizens of stroke. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/03/odamese.jpg LOCATION:Odumasseman\, Sunyani\, Ghana\, Sunyani\, Ghana GEO:7.334941;-2.312303 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sunyani\, Ghana\, Sunyani\, Ghana;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Odumasseman:geo:7.334941,-2.312303 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-907@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200514 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200601 DTSTAMP:20200517T192303Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/2260/ SUMMARY:Public Education on COVID19 and NCDs (Public Sensitization) DESCRIPTION:Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana (SASNET GHANA) and Ghan a NCD Alliance (GhNCDA) Public Education on COVID19 and NCD (Public Sensit ization) ( Phase 1 in the Eastern region) ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/05/covid-19.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured Events LOCATION:Eastern Region of the Republic of Ghana\, Eastern Region \, Kofori dua and suburb towns\, Eastern\, 000233\, Eastern Region \, Ghana GEO:6.078443;-0.271394 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Eastern Region \, Koforidua and suburb towns\, Eastern\, 000233\, Eastern Region \, Ghana;X-APPLE-RAD IUS=100;X-TITLE=Eastern Region of the Republic of Ghana:geo:6.078443,-0.27 1394 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-966@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200822 DTSTAMP:20200722T184726Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/survey-on-challenges-faced-by-stro ke-health-professionals-in-providing-stroke-care-management-in-ghana/ SUMMARY:Survey - Challenges in COVID 19 DESCRIPTION:Below is a survey on on challenges faced by Stroke Health Profe ssionals in providing stroke care &\;amp\; management in Ghana\n\nSurve y on challenges faced by Stroke Health Professionals in providing stroke c are &\; management in Ghana\n\nThis survey aims to gather information a bout the challenges faced by stroke health professionals ( multidisciplina ry team) in providing stroke care and management for persons affected with /living with stroke in Ghana.\nAll information will be kept confidentiall y and used for the purposes of analysis and improvement of stroke services in Ghana.\nSummarized and anonymized response may be used in report and p ublication. The survey is being done by Stroke Association Support network -Ghana (SASNET-GHANA) and partners for more information see care.sasnetgha na.org or\n\ncontact ad.adams@sasnetghana.org\nPlease share among colleagu es .\n\nKindly click on the link below to complete the survey.\n\nhttps:// forms.gle/UajfbewXuAAzWTJA6\n\nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe SDqA1K0jkzjdCHFTWHZ6tDUxBNxGI6IkqC1C-bkZp_uhDpA/viewform?usp=sf_link\n\n&n bsp\;\n\nThank you for your participation in the survey. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/07/stroke.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-680@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20200901T080000Z DTEND:20200930T080000Z DTSTAMP:20200311T232009Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/stroke-awareness-month/ SUMMARY:Stroke Awareness Month DESCRIPTION:A full month of initiatives to promote stroke awareness by SASN ET. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/03/National-Stroke-Awareness-Month.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-967@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20200925 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20201001 DTSTAMP:20200723T230822Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/use-heart-2020/ SUMMARY:USE HEART 2020 DESCRIPTION:\n\n\nUse Heart … for society\, your loved ones and you\n\n\n \nWe are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the healthcare profession\, national healthcare systems and o ur individual responsibilities – for our own health and for the vulnerab le in society.\n\nWe don’t know what course the pandemic will take in th e future but we do know that taking care of our hearts right now is more i mportant than ever.\n\n\nSo this year on 29 September\, our campaign is as king the world to:\n\nCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death on the planet. It has many causes: from smoking\, diabetes\, hig h blood pressure and obesity\, to air pollution\, and rare and neglected c onditions such as Chagas Disease and cardiac amyloidosis.\n\nIn the time o f COVID-19\, CVD patients are faced with a double-edged threat. Not only a re they more at risk of developing severe forms of the virus\, but they ma y also be afraid to seek ongoing care for their hearts.\nUse Heart is abou t using …\nYour head\nTo understand what it takes to live a heart health y life and to act on that knowledge\, changing your behaviour for a better quality of life now and in the future.\nYour influence\nAs an individual to set an example for your loved ones.\n\nAs a healthcare professional to help your patients make positive changes for their heart health.\n\nAs an employer to invest in the heart health of your employees.\n\nAs a governme nt to implement policies and initiatives that will lead to better societal heart health\, such as sugar taxes\, smoking bans and reducing air pollut ion.\nYour compassion\nTo look beyond the self and act in ways that suppor t the most vulnerable in society\; those with underlying heart-related con ditions that may put them at greater risk in the time of COVID-19.\n\n\nJo in Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana (SASNET-GHANA ) \,Ministry of H ealth(MoHGhana)- Health Promotion Department\, Non Communicable Disease Co ntrol Program- Ghana Health Service(NCDCP-GH) \, Ghana NCD Alliance and pa rtners to Commemorate 2020 World Heart Day in Ghana.\n\nActivities starts from 25th September -30th September\,2020\n\nContact us +233555886912 or e mail :strokeghana@yahoo.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/07/Colour-Vertical.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-933@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200927 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201001 DTSTAMP:20200723T230852Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-heart-day-2020/ SUMMARY:World Heart Day 2020 DESCRIPTION:World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September\n  \;\n\n" Safe guiding your Heart  in this COVID 19 Era as a Ghanaian"\n\n\ n\n\nIn May 2012\, world leaders committed to reducing global mortality f rom non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025. Cardiovascular diseas e (CVD) is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths making it the wor ld’s number one killer. World Heart Day is\, therefore\, the perfect pla tform for the CVD community to unite in the fight against CVD and reduce t he global disease burden.\n\nCreated by the World Heart Federation\, Worl d Heart Day informs people around the globe that CVD\, including heart dis ease and stroke\, is the world’s leading cause of death claiming 17.9 mi llion lives each year\, and highlights the actions that individuals can ta ke to prevent and control CVD. It aims to drive action to educate people  that by controlling risk factors such as tobacco use\, unhealthy diet an d physical inactivity\, at least 80% of premature deaths from heart diseas e and stroke could be avoided.\n\nWorld Heart Day is a global campaign du ring which individuals\, families\, communities\, and governments around t he world participate in activities to take charge of their heart health a nd that of others. Through this campaign\, the World Heart Federation uni tes people from all countries and backgrounds in the fight against the CVD burden and inspires and drives international action to encourage heart-he althy living across the world. The World Heart Federation (WHF) and Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana  (SASNET-GHANA)believe in a world where heart health for everyone is a fundamental human right and a crucial elem ent of global health justice.\n\nLook out for more activities  and inform ation soon..\n\n\nTo partner or Sponsor this event kindly contact\;\n\ninf o@sasnetghana.org\n\nsasnetghana@gmail.com  +233555886912 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2020/07/WHD_Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-1186@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20210308T180000Z DTEND:20210317T203000Z DTSTAMP:20210122T162822Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/national-stroke-survivors-day-2021 / SUMMARY:National Stroke Survivor's Day 2021 DESCRIPTION:\n\nNational Stroke Survivor's Day 2021\n\nThe National Stroke Survivor's Day (NSSD) is an annual national day for persons living with St roke or those affected with stroke and their carers living in Ghana. The d ay was instituted four years ago and is commemorated on the  16th of Marc h every year ( the whole of March is dedicated for stroke awareness and to supporting persons living with stroke and their family) \,NSSD is aimed p urposely to raise population  awareness on stroke \, prevention and treat ment for stroke and to champion for the rights of persons living with stro kes in Ghana (through the implementation of the Global Stroke Bill of Righ t\, GSBoR)\n\nThe 4th National Stroke Survivors Day event will be held at Sunyani in the Bono Region of Ghana under the Chairmanship of Mr. Kumah Am oateng Ayeh and the regional executives of  the Bono Region  Stroke Surv ivors Network of the Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana(SASNETGhana ) \n\n\n\nActivities for the event will commence on the 8th of March  with radio and TV discussions\, awareness creation \, medical screening and ass essment of stroke survivors \,NHIS registration and a grand durbar on the 16th of March 2021 at the Sunyani Municipal Assembly .This is a call to le ave no person living with stroke  behind \,in terms of access to treatmen t \,rehabilitation and support.\n\nThe 4th National Stroke Survivor's Day 2021 event to be held in Sunyani Bono Region  from the 8th to 16th March\ ,2021 is organized with support from Henry Djaba  Memorial Foundation \,M inistry of Health\, Non Communicable Disease Control Program of the Ghana Health Service (NCDCP-GHS) and PATH GHANA.\n\n\n\nFor Clarification Contac t: 0555886912 or info@sasnetghana.org\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2021/01/IMG-20200316-WA0004.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-1204@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20210501T170000Z DTEND:20210601T004500Z DTSTAMP:20210421T183539Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/may-measuring-month-world-hyperten sion-day-2021/ SUMMARY:May Measuring Month /World Hypertension Day 2021 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Month of May every year is set aside for screening of B lood Pressure(BP) across the globe and in Ghana. Participants can have the ir BP measured at the event sites for Free.\n\n\n\nThis is a possible way to identify undiagnosed hypertensive(NCD) patients. May Measuring Month (M MM) would lead up to the World Hypertension Day(WHD) 17th of May 2021 .The theme for this year WHD is ''Measure Your Blood Pressure\,Control It\, Li ve Longer''. May Measuring Month  ends on the 31st of May\,2021.\n\n\n\nM ore Information on May Measuring Month (MMM) and World Hypertension Day (W HD) 2021 Coming soon.\n\nContact info@sasnetghana.org or call +233(0)59498 9495 for clarification. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2021/04/06763f59b5e6dc727eedfea0d3d3ae26_700_700.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-1238@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210705 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210717 DTSTAMP:20210615T221702Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/population-screening-for-hbp-ecg-i n-accra/ SUMMARY:Population Screening for HBP &\; ECG in Accra DESCRIPTION: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-1239@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20210920T170000Z DTEND:20211001T000000Z DTSTAMP:20210718T172538Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-heart-day-2021/ SUMMARY:World Heart Day 2021 DESCRIPTION:Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana (SASNET-GHANA) activiti es for the  2021 World Heart Day is align with the Pillars and theme by t he World Heart Federation (WHF) for this year WHD event  . Activities for this year would be organized in  collaboration  and with support from  World Heart Federation (WHF)  in partnership with  Non Communicable Dis ease Control Programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS)\, Ministry of Hea lth Promotion Unit  GhNCDA\, Ghana Heart Initiative\, Cardiolyse \,et al. to scale up action on Control \,Treatment and Prevention of CVD in Ghana .\nWatch out for more  details for the activities would be shared in the coming days. Contact info@sasnetghana.org or +233594989495\n\nHeart diseas e is the number 1 killer in the world\, but your chances of 💔 can be mu ch higher depending on where you live.\n\nWe have the knowledge and the to ols we need to fight 💔 so let's make sure that everyone\, everywhere ha s equal access.\n\n#UseHeartToConnect https://t.co/hAMP78CBVb\n\nhttps://t witter.com/worldheartfed/status/1414606533841850374?s=19\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2021/07/IMG_20210716_070356-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-1500@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART:20220517T080000Z DTEND:20220630T080000Z DTSTAMP:20220517T092953Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-hypertension-day-2022/ SUMMARY:World Hypertension Day 2022 DESCRIPTION:\n\n \;\n\nThe Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana and World Hypertension League will collaborate with partners such as the Minis try of Health \,Ghana Health Service\, Novartis \,etc will hold screening excercise in parts of the country to commemurate this year's World Hyperte nsion Day. There would be an online symposium to bring together expert to discuss current policies on hypertension.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2022/05/IMG-20220511-WA0019.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-2364@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Abidjan;VALUE=DATE:20220927 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Abidjan;VALUE=DATE:20221001 DTSTAMP:20220929T060118Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-heart-day-2022/ SUMMARY:World Heart Day 2022 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana (SASNET-GHANA) and the World Heart Federation in Collaboration with the Ministry of Healt h-Ghana\, Health Promotion Division of the Ghana Health Service \,Eastern Regional Health Directorate\, District Health Directorate will hold activi ties to mark the 2022 World Heart Day in Ghana. Activities including \; He art Walk \, Media engagements and public sensitization \, press release an d social media promotion.\n\nContact Ad Adams and Faustina  for clarifica tion  +233594989495 or info@sasnetghana.org\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2022/09/IMG-20220926-WA0022.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-2365@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20221015 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20221017 DTSTAMP:20221004T131534Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/hybrid-meeting-the-1st-world-patie nts-conference-15-16-october-2022/ SUMMARY:Hybrid meeting: The 1st World Patients Conference 15-16 October\,20 22 DESCRIPTION:New Normal\, New Challenges For Patients\nThe World Patients Al liance (WPA) is the largest international patient’s organization that is working across all disease areas and in all regions of the world.\nJoin W PA’s 1st World Patients Conference: A two day event that brings togethe r global leaders of patients organizations\, healthcare stakeholders\, and leading patient advocates from all around the world.\nHybrid meeting: The 1st World Patients Conference will be a hybrid event\, so you can partici pate in the conference both in person and virtually.\n\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2022/10/2-Registration-open-for-twitter-post1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-1509@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20221015T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20221016T141500 DTSTAMP:20220905T134516Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/1st-world-patients-conference-2022 / SUMMARY:1st World Patients Conference 2022 DESCRIPTION:\n\nDear Colleagues \,\n\nThe Stroke Association Supportnetwork -Ghana (SASNET-GHANA) is  glad to  inform you  that\,  the registratio n for the 1st Patients Conference to be held in Rome\, Italy 15th -16th Oc tober is live.\n\nRegister to save your seat today.\n\nPlease click on the link to register. You can choose to register for a virtual or in Person p articipation.\n\nhttps://web.cvent.com/event/2a7aa2ac-a522-4275-9ab1-af29c 45115a3/websitePage:cf41d0c0-ccd7-4c13-b147-51ee614dd7b5\n\nContact us for any c ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2022/09/IMG-20220507-WA0000.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-2367@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20221027T080000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20221030T170000 DTSTAMP:20221029T151927Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-stroke-day-2022-event/ SUMMARY:World Stroke Day 2022 Event DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana and partners wi ll hold public sensitization awareness and screening in the Greater Accra region and the Ahafo region from 27th to 30th October\, 2022.  Come one \ ,Come all to have your BP \,Blood glucose and BMI checked. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2022/10/IMG-20221026-WA0009.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-4151@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20230924T000000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20230926T000000 DTSTAMP:20230920T130519Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/engaging-patients-for-patient-safe ty-elevate-the-voice-of-patients-in-ghana/ SUMMARY:Engaging Patients for Patient Safety \, Elevate the voice of patien ts in Ghana DESCRIPTION: \;\n\nWHO calls on all stakeholders to take necessary acti on to ensure that patients are involved in policy formulation\, are repres ented in governance structures\, are engaged in co-designing safety strate gies\, and are active partners in their own care. There is a need to provi de platforms at global\, national\, and local levels to enable patients an d their families to make their voices heard and share their experiences of safe and unsafe care\; and to ensure that they are engaged and empowered\ , and their insights are used as a vital source of learning and improvemen t\n\nThe WPSD was established in 2019 by the Seventy-second World Health A ssembly through the adoption of resolution WHA72.6: “Global action on pa tient safety”. Global public health days have great potential to raise a wareness and understanding of key health issues and to mobilize support fo r action\, from the local community to the international stage. World Pati ent Safety Day is firmly grounded in the fundamental principle of medicine — “first do no harm.” Its objectives are to increase public awarenes s and engagement\, enhance global understanding\, and work towards global solidarity and action by member states to promote patient safety\n\nin vie w of the above\, the Stroke Association Supporntework-Ghana in collbaoarat ion with district health directorate \, FDA\, Social Welfare and the Ghana NCD Alliance to hold a community forum at Tsame- Peki to \;\n\n1. Raise N ational awareness of the need for active engagement of patients and their families and caregivers in all settings and at all levels of health care t o improve patient safety.\n2. Empower patients and families to be actively involved in their own health care and in the improvement of safety of hea lth care.\n3. Advocate urgent action be taken by all partners on patient a nd family engagement\, aligned with the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021–2030\n\nKindly find programme as follows\n\n⦁ Social media engage ment /profilling of WPSD 2023 --16TH-25TH September\, 2023\n⦁ Community engagement ----24th/25th September\,2023\n\nParticipation:\n\nGuest: DCE- South Dayi\nGuest- District Health director - South Dayi\, V/R\nGuest = FD A -V/R Office\nSocial Welfare -South Dayi\nExpected number of patients/ ca rers\, health professionals -- 60 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2023/09/vot.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5634@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20240907 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20250101 DTSTAMP:20240907T084856Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/ition-to-prioritize-heart-health-i n-ghana-and-globally/ SUMMARY:SIGN World Heart Day 2024 Petition to prioritize heart health in G hana and Globally DESCRIPTION:Sign the Petition for Cardiovascular Health Action Plans\n\n\n\ n\n\n\n\n\n\nBy signing this petition \, you are adding your voice to call on all governments and decision makers to put an action plan in place to defeat the world’s biggest killer.\n\nThis petition is for all who care about better health\, and having access to diagnosis\, care\, and preventi on of disease.\n\nCardiovascular disease (CVD) is killer number one claimi ng more than 20 million lives every year.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nS ign now and urge leaders to take action on CVD with a bold national plan. \n\nLet’s make a productive\, global community of healthier hearts that can count on smart investment and responsible policies.\n\nSign the petiti on\, add your voice to the millions saying YES to a healthier future for everyone.\n\nSign the Petition here  https://world-heart-federation.org/ sign-the-petition-embed/?SASNET-GHANA=Organization\n\n \;\n\nSASNET -G HANA and Partners appreciates you for signing.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Petit ion here\, click on the link    https://world-heart-federation.org/sign- the-petition-embed/?SASNET-GHANA=Organization\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2024/09/Logo-ENGLISH-World-Heart-Day-2020-1.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5632@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20240925T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20240929T160000 DTSTAMP:20240717T002728Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-heart-day-2024-joint-event-s cheduled-to-take-place-in-ghana/ SUMMARY:World Heart Day 2024 Joint event Scheduled to take place in Ghana DESCRIPTION:\n♥️HEART YES!\nThis 2024 World Heart Day campaign is dedic ated to motivating every country to develop or support national cardiovasc ular health action plans.\n\nWe know that countries don’t prioritize hea rt health. National policies for cardiovascular disease are lacking\, insu fficient or simply don’t exist.\n\nAs part of plans to showcase the effo rts of African continent members in ensuring equitable access to preventio n and care\, the leadership of WHF has selected Ghana to host the 2024 Wor ld Heart Day edition. We envisage that various festivities will be organiz ed from 25th September to 29th September 2024.\n\nWatch this space for mor e information soon!\n\n\nUSE HEART FOR ACTION\nFrom 2024-2026 we will camp aign under the theme of Use Heart for Action supporting individuals to car e for their heart and empowering them to urge leaders to take cardiovascul ar health seriously by providing a global platform for action.\n\nThe acti on is the deliberate and impactful execution of efforts. It highlights a s hift from awareness to empowering with a clear purpose and goal. There is also the two-way nature of action: efforts to influence policies and advoc ate for behavior change and physical activity. It reflects the requirement for sustained efforts and collaboration.\n\n \;\n\nOur global platfor m for action aims to give hearts a voice.\n\n \;\n\nA GLOBAL CALL TO A CTION\nHigh-level decision makers are needed to make a difference\, but ev eryone has a role to be an influencer: the professional community\, patien t and the public.\n\nWe will send a powerful message to leaders worldwide by calling on everyone to sign the first global petition prioritizing hear t health.\n\nChampioning a resounding ♥️YES for robust health policies .\n\nContact : info@sasnetghana.org    or ad.adams@sasnetghana.org for f urther enquiry\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2024/07/Logo-ENGLISH-World-Heart-Day-2020.png CATEGORIES:Featured Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5635@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20250316 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20250401 DTSTAMP:20250316T144518Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/5th-national-stroke-survivors-day- 2025-a-call-on-the-new-government-to-priotized-and-align-our-health-care-s ystem-with-ghanas-resetting-agenda-for-better-patient-outcomes/ SUMMARY:5th NATIONAL STROKE SURVIVORS DAY 2025 -A CALL ON THE NEW GOVERNMEN T TO PRIOTIZED AND ALIGN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH GHANA’S RESETTING A GENDA FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES DESCRIPTION:5th NATIONAL STROKE SURVIVORS DAY 2025 -A CALL ON THE NEW GOVER NMENT TO PRIOTIZED AND ALIGN OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WITH GHANA’S RESETTI NG AGENDA FOR BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES\n\nStroke Association Supportnetwork -Ghana (SASNET-GHANA) a national non-for-profit Organization that operates across all the regions of Ghana. The Organization is a member of the Worl d Stroke Organization\, World Heart Federation\, World Patient Alliance\, World Hypertension League\, African Stroke Organization\, and the NCD Alli ance Ghana\, and has a consultative status with the United Nation since 20 20.\n\nNational Stroke Survivors Day is commemorated annually on March 16 th to promote the rights of persons with stroke\, caregivers and stroke h ealth professionals and advocate for an improved health care delivery and post discharged support (Life After A Stroke) for all persons affected wit h strokes and their families. The day aims to raise awareness about stroke \, its signs\, and risk factors\, as well as support stroke survivors in G hana ².\n\n \;\n\nThe Day\, National Stroke Survivors was instituted by the Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET-Ghana) with suppor t of the Ministry of Health and other partners \, Prof. Albert Akpalu Pres ident of the Neurology Society of Ghana \, Ghana NCD Alliance and other St roke and Health Professionals Associations in Ghana who are focused  on c ampaigning to raise awareness\, supporting stroke survivors\, and advocati ng for policy changes to improve stroke care delivery and the provision   of Assistive Technology to those in need of them.\n\n \;\n\nThe theme for this year 2025 National Stroke Survivors Day (NSSD202) event is ’Reh abilitate\, Reintegrate\, Renew: Renew Enhancing Stroke Care through Prima ry Health Care\, Towards Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Develop ment’.\n\nThis year’s theme is aligned with the President of Ghana\, H is Excellency John Dramani Mahama’s agenda of making primary health care accessible for all persons\,\n\n \;\n\nGhana’s Universal Health Cov erage Agenda\, the Sustainable Development Goals and\n\nthe National Polic y Non Communicable Disease \, 2022 \, session 3.1.2 \,Secondary and Tertia ry Prevention with emphasis on Rehabilitation \,\n\nthus \, I  quote’ T his policy shall seek to promote and bring together appropriate measures t o enable persons with disabilities including stroke (emphasis mine) to att ain and maintain their maximum independence \, full physical \, mental \,s ocial and vocational ability \, and their inclusion and participation in a ll aspect of life through the implementation of activities aimed at improv ing the availability and access to modern rehabilitation facility \, inclu ding orthotics and prosthetics\, gadgets\, capacity building in the procur ement \, distribution \, installation\, use and maintenance  of the rehab ilitation equipment and the  provision  of support \, counselling and th erapy service to restore and to compensate lost function\, unquote.\n\n&nb sp\;\n\nThe observance of the 5th National Stroke Survivors Day today 16th of March\, 2025 is an opportunity to highlight the importance of stroke p revention\, gaps in Ghana health care system with respect to stroke care d elivery \,  provision of Assistive Technology to those in need of them \,   timely treatment\, adequate  patient to multidisciplinary team (multid isciplinary team manage and treat stroke )  ratio\, access to quality tre atment and services \,post discharge support \, community based rehabilita tion \, use of rehabilitation robotics  and support for survivors and the ir families.\n\n \;\n\nOver 71\,985 cases of stroke were reported acro ss the country between 2021 and 2023 according to the Non Communicable Dis ease Control Programme of the Ghana Health Service\, being the leading cau se of deaths and disabilities in Ghana. According to the\, World Health Or ganization WHO\, in 2020\, 15\,163 people died from stroke in Ghana\, whic h was 8.67% of the total death.\n\nStroke is considered a significant publ ic health concern in sub-Saharan Africa and Ghana due to its impact on qua lity of life\, (Attakorah et al\, 2024) Stroke severity is the key predict or of long-term mortality after an index stroke in Ghana\, regardless of t he underlying pathophysiologic mechanism (Sarfo\, et al\, 2022).\n\n \ ;\n\nStroke constitutes a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Ghana. Major efforts are needed in the prevention and treatment of stroke. Population-based health education programs and appropriate public health policy need to be developed (Agyeman et al\, 2022). Instituting acute stro ke systems of care to facilitate timely reperfusion efforts may greatly im prove long term survival outcomes after stroke in SSA (Sarfo\, et al\, 202 2).\n\n.\n\n \;\n\n8 Key Action demands from government of Ghana\, Min istry of Health\, Ghana\,:\n\n \;\n\n Invest in Stroke Care Delivery/ Health Care System: Provide each regional hospital with CT scan and MRI ma chines for early detection and treatment of stroke.\n\n \;\n\n Train Healthcare Professionals: Invest in the training of neurologists\, physiot herapists\, speech and language therapists\, occupational therapists\, aud iologists\, clinical psychologists\, stroke nurses\, and social workers\, etc in the attainment of WHO patient to doctors /other health professional s ratio.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n Rehabilitation Robotics: Invest in the training\, purchase and use of rehabilitation robotics to improve patient outcomes.\n\n \;\n\n National Policy on Assistive Technology: Suppor t the development of a National Policy on Assistive Technology for Ghana i n the provision and effective management of AT such as wheelchairs\, walke rs\, etc.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\n Community-Based Rehabilitation Center s: Support the effort by the Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana in th e establishment community-based rehabilitation robotics centers across the 16 regions of Ghana with aim to make rehabilitation service more accessib le to persons living disability at the community level.\n\n \;\n\n&nbs p\;\n\n \;\n\n Expand National Health Insurance Scheme: Cover all phy siotherapy sessions for persons living with stroke under the National Heal th Insurance Scheme.\n\n \;\n\n Support for Persons with Disability: Include persons with disability in the Government's LEAP livelihood progra m to support those who are incapable of working.\n\n \;\n\n Governmen t should enforce the policy mandating public and private institutions to m odify their facilities to make it accessible via ramps\, lifts\, etc to en able easy access for persons with stroke/disability.\n\n \;\n\n \; \n\n \;\n\nWe believe that every stroke survivor deserves access to qu ality healthcare and rehabilitation services\, as well as government provi ding all the needed support for stroke health professionals to deliver qua lity and patient centered service “said Sir Ad Adams Ebenezer\, Executiv e Director of SASNET-GHANA.\n\n \;\n\nWe urge the Government of Ghana to prioritize health care delivery especially stroke care and invest in in itiatives that improve patient outcomes’.\n\n \;\n\nJoin us in advoc ating for better stroke care in Ghana. Together\, we will rebuild the live s of those affected with Stroke\, indeed there is LIFE AFTER A STROKE\n\n& nbsp\;\n\n \;\n\nAd Adams Ebenezer\n\nRehabilitation Expert and Global   Patient Advocate  \, Secretary\, African Stroke Organization\, Vice Ch air Ghana NCD Alliance\, WHO CSO Communication and Advocacy WG member\n\nE xecutive Director\, SASNET-Ghana\n\n+233594989495/+233202985960\n\nad.adam s@sasnetghana.org sasnetghana@gmail.com ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2025/03/IMG-20250310-WA0038.jpg CATEGORIES:Featured Events LOCATION:Ghana\, Madina\, Accra\, Accra\, Greater Accra\, 00233\, African r egion\, Ghana GEO:5.740487;-0.177595 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Madina\, Accra\, Accra\, Gr eater Accra\, 00233\, African region\, Ghana;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Gh ana:geo:5.740487,-0.177595 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5639@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20250505 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20260101 DTSTAMP:20250505T141719Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/heart-failure-awareness-campaign-2 025/ SUMMARY:Heart Failure Awareness Campaign 2025 DESCRIPTION:2025 Global Heart Hub Heart Failure Awareness Campaign\n\nDates : May – December 2025\n\nTheme: Heart Failure and Connected Conditions – The Whole Story\n\nPrimary goal: To increase global awareness of heart failure and highlight the critical impact that connected conditions have on its development\, progression\, and management.\n\nSecondary goal: · E ducating about heart failure and its related conditions is important not o nly for those who have been diagnosed but for everyone.\n\n· Supporting p eople to recognise the signs\, risk factors\, and preventive measures\, ca n encourage proactive steps towards better heart health.\n\nEducating on t he importance of early screening and lifestyle changes can have a profound impact and contribute to healthier hearts and longer lives.\n\nAudience: Patients and caregivers\, general society and healthcare professionals ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2025/05/May_Week_2_20250429_v1.1_TWI.jpg LOCATION:GHANA\, ALL REGIONS \, ACCRA\, GHANA\, Ghana GEO:5.567047;-0.187504 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=ALL REGIONS \, ACCRA\, GHAN A\, Ghana;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=GHANA:geo:5.567047,-0.187504 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5638@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20250515T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20250517T170000 DTSTAMP:20250430T133124Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/measure-your-blood-pressure-accura tely-control-it-live-longer-2025/ SUMMARY:Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately\, Control It\, Live Longer 2 025 DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe theme for this year's World Hypertension Day 2025 event is "Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately\, Control It\, Live Longer." T his initiative aims to promote early population screening\, health promoti on\, and empowerment of individuals to make healthy choices to prevent NCD s such as hypertension. By leveraging community-based interventions\, heal th education\, and promotional activities\, we expect to increase awarenes s\, detection\, and control of hypertension\, ultimately reducing the burd en of cardiovascular diseases in Ghana.\n\nWatch here for more information .\n\nContact\n\ninfo@sasnetghana.org\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2025/04/WHD-Social-Media-Post-01-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5636@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20250517T000000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20250518T000000 DTSTAMP:20250406T154928Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/announcing-the-10th-edition-of-the -world-heart-summit/ SUMMARY:Announcing the 10th Edition of the World Heart Summit DESCRIPTION:\nAnnouncing the 10th Edition of the World Heart Summit\nJoin t he World Heart Federation (WHF) for the 10th edition of the World Heart Su mmit\, set to take place in Geneva\, Switzerland\, the epicenter of globa l health diplomacy\, on 17 – 18 May 2025\, ahead of the 78th World Hea lth Assembly.\n\nTrailblazers across government\, business\, civil society and academia came together to tackle some of today’s most pressing glob al challenges in cardiovascular health.\n\nTogether\, we can pave the way to a brighter\, healthier future for all.\n\nhttps://world-heart-federatio n.org/world-heart-summit/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2024/09/WHD24_GIF_Vote-red-1.gif END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5640@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20250604 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra;VALUE=DATE:20250605 DTSTAMP:20250510T011054Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/world-day-for-assistive-technology -2025/ SUMMARY:World Day for Assistive Technology 2025 DESCRIPTION:\n World Day for Assistive Technology\n4th of June 2025 \,  U nlock the Everyday campaign and uniting people\, organizations and compani es from all sectors around the world.\n\nWatch here for more information ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2025/05/AT-DAY-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5637@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Accra:20250909T000000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Accra:20250910T000000 DTSTAMP:20250406T160044Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/4th-un-high-level-meeting-on-ncds- and-mental-health-in-september-2025/ SUMMARY:4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health in September\, 2025 DESCRIPTION:4th UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Mental Health in Septembe r\, 2025\n\nThe Fourth High-level Meeting of the United Nations (UN) Gener al Assembly on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD s) will be convened in 2025 as requested by Member States through resoluti on A/RES/73/2. The meeting will provide an opportunity to adopt a new\, a mbitious\, and achievable political declaration on NCDs towards 2030 and 2 050 based on evidence and grounded in human rights. This will serve as an important framework to accelerate the global response for the prevention a nd control of NCDs from 2025 onwards\, to be implemented in full alignment with the commitments to reduce air pollution and promote mental health an d well-being as part of the 5 by 5 agenda\, as expressed in the third poli tical declaration on the prevention and control of NCDs\, and including ac hieving the SDGs before 2030\, thus placing countries on a sustainable pat h into the next decades.\n\nMore information below:\n\nhttps://www.who.int /teams/noncommunicable-diseases/on-the-road-to-2025/how-to-get-involved\n\ n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://care.sasnetghana.org/wp-content/uploads/ sites/65/2025/04/ppppiiii.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:65-5647@care.sasnetghana.org DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Abidjan:20260225T000000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Abidjan:20260226T000000 DTSTAMP:20260218T180324Z URL:https://care.sasnetghana.org/events/test-event/ SUMMARY:Test Event DESCRIPTION:This is a test event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Accra X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Accra BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20190926T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Abidjan X-LIC-LOCATION:Africa/Abidjan BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210927T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR