PASCAR and WHF Cardiovascular Diseases Scorecard project

On behalf of the World Heart Federation, the Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) co-ordinated data collection and reporting for the country-level Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) Scorecard to be used in Africa. The objective of the scorecard is to create a clear picture of the current state of CVD prevention, control and management per country for 12 African countries. The Sudan Heart Society assisted PASCAR in collating and verifying the data through Drs Awad Mohamed (president, Sudan Heart Society) and Saad Subahi (PASCAR president, based in Sudan). Based on the data collected, we summarise the strengths, threats, weaknesses and priorities identified, which need to be considered in conjunction with the associated sections provided in the infographic published with this report. Data sets used included open-source data from the World Bank, World Health Organisation and government publications.