CARDIOVASCULAR JOURNAL OF AFRICA • Vol 22, No 4, July/August 2011
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Cardio News
PASCAR meeting in Kampala, Uganda
A successful three-day meeting was held recently in Kampala to celebrate 30 years of this organisation.
Boehringer-Ingelheim’s hospitality suite was a favoured
place in the shade, drawing delegates to its well-staffed
stand.
PASCAR delegates with Denk Pharma (Germany) repre-
sentatives, Regina Tischtau (second from left) and
Stephan Huber.
South African members of the SA Heart Association,
and the southern representative of PASCAR attended
the meeting. From left to right: Dr Naomi Rapeport,
Prof Brian Rayner, Johan van der Merwe (Boehringer-
Ingelheim) and Dr Colin Schamroth.
Dr AO Falase, Nigeria, founding president of PASCAR
(right) gave a keynote address from his personal view
on the history of PASCAR. With him are two PASCAR
delegates.
Industry representation was not as extensive as the South
African experience, but companies with renewed interest
in Africa supported the meeting. Omron, a Netherlands-
based company gave prizes. Dr Jane Nakibuuka, Mulago
Hospital (ICU), Uganda was pleased with her digital blood
pressure meter.
Bayer’s Adalat featured on Lake Victoria in a CME even-
ing, addressed by Prof Elijah N Ogola, cardiologist from
Nairobi and PASCAR vice-president (East Africa). He
emphasised the extent of hypertension in Africa and the
need to favour the use of long-acting, once-a-day nifedi-
pine, to ensure protection against the morning surge of
blood pressure and reduce MI, stroke and other cardio-
vascular events.
