ISH Teaching Seminar Kinshasa 2010 (7th to 8th May)

                                                             

The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) Low and Middle Income Countries Committee held the fourth Hypertension Teaching Seminar in Africa, in Kinshasa, D.R. Congo, from 6th – 7th May 2010, in collaboration with the European Society of Hypertension (ESH), the World Hypertension League (WHL), the Congolese Hypertension League (CoHL) and the International Forum for Hypertension Control and Prevention in Africa (IFHA), and supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the International Society of Nephrology (ISN).

The seminar was designed for medical doctors up to the age of 50 and residing in Africa, who are involved in the management and/or research in hypertension or hypertension related fields. The seminar covered all aspects of hypertension and related fields in Africa, presented by a mixed African-European faculty, and will also include abstracts on research in Africa, based on a call for abstracts. The language was French.

A full report on this activity will follow shortly.