AstraZeneca Ethiopia (www.AstraZeneca.com) announced today that it will work with The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and The Ethiopian Thoracic Society, as part of their new Africa PUMUA Initiative, aimed at redefining asthma care in Africa.
The Initiative was designed in consultation and collaboration with government, healthcare societies and respiratory health experts to strengthen local health systems and centres to improve paediatric and adult asthma management across both the public and private sectors. The Africa PUMUA Initiative will support fundamental changes needed to advance clinical practice aligned to the Non Communicable Disease (NCD) service decentralisation programme roll-out by the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health.
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Research centres to seek solutions to stroke and chronic disease
Stroke Foundation has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a new research centre to tackle stroke and heart disease.
Minister for Health and Aged Care the Hon Greg Hunt MP announced the centre as part of a $38 million research boost to prevention strategies, treatments and cures for diabetes and cardiovascular disease which includes stroke and transient ischaemic attacks (TIA).
Stroke Foundation Research Advisory Committee Chair Professor Amanda Thrift said this investment was much needed as we strive to reduce the burden of these diseases on Australian patients, their families and the community.