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ArticleEuropean journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery2026

The 2025 Accra Declaration on Upskilling and Cost- Effective Cardiac Surgery in Africa.

A Charles Yankah, Jonathan Nwiloh, Carlos A Mestres, Abdelmalek Bouzid, Tom Philip Mwambu, Andrew J Duncan, Mohamed Debieche, Samuel I Omokhodion, Uvie U Onakpoya, Matthias Angres and 14 more

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A Charles YankahHumanitarian Cardiac Surgery, Global Heart Care, Berlin, Germany.
Jonathan NwilohDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Dr. Joe Nwiloh Heart Center, Adazi Nnukwu, Nigeria.
Carlos A MestresDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Abdelmalek BouzidDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria.
Tom Philip MwambuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Uganda Heart Institute, Kampala, Uganda.
Andrew J DuncanDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Mohamed DebiecheDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Blida, Blida, Algeria.
Samuel I OmokhodionInstitute of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Uvie U OnakpoyaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Matthias AngresAswan Heart Center, Intensive Care Unit, Aswan, Egypt.
Siyasebow M NademoDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hawassa University, Sidama, Ethiopia.
Gilbert OburuDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kenyatta National University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Nana-Akyaa YaoCongenital & Pediatric Cardiology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, National Cardiothoracic Center, Accra, Ghana.
Kow Entsua-MensahNational Cardiothoracic Center, Accra, Ghana.
Darshan ReddyLenmed Ethekwini Hospital & Heart Center, Durban, South Africa.
Manuel AntunesCardiothoracic Surgery, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
Walter J GomesDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Joseph A AkamahDepartment of Cardiology, University of Nashville, Nashville, United States.
Mustafa YigitbasiPediatric Cardiology Clinic, Berlin, Germany.
Daniel Gerhard BuysDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Regina BokenkampDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, University Medical Center Leiden, Leiden, Netherlands.
Willie KoenDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Christiaan Barnard Memorial Hospital, Cardiac, Transplant Program, Cape Town, South Africa.
Francis E SmitDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Joanna ChikweDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Smidt Heart Institute, Los Angeles, United States.

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Abstract

The Pan-African Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (PASCaTS) organized the 1st Pan-African Cardiothoracic Surgery Summit on 21 to 24 February 2025 in Accra, Ghana. The summit brought together leading specialists from across Africa, China, Europe, South America and the USA to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease, to share their vision for the fight against cardiovascular disease, to raise standards in the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of patients thereby improving procedural safety and clinical outcomes in Africa. The experts agreed on the need for cost effectiveness in cardiac surgery, simulation skills training, an African regional cardiothoracic surgery database, African heart team fellowship programs and specialized working groups to guide cardiovascular diagnostics and treatments focusing on critical areas such as congenital heart surgery, valve surgery and coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) procedures which are becoming increasingly necessary in Africa due to the rise in cardiovascular emergencies, and finally explore solutions tailored to the continent's unique healthcare challenges. The incentives generated from the summit are formulated as the "2025 Accra Declaration" to serve as roadmaps and implementable guidelines for promoting high-level cardiovascular surgery and reforms in Africa in collaboration with cardiologists and other allied cardiovascular professionals.

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Cardiac Surgical ProceduresThoracic SurgeryAfricaCost-Benefit AnalysisCost-Effectiveness AnalysisHumansaccess to cardiac surgeryAccra declarationAfricacost effective cardiac surgeryglobal heart forumpan-African society for cardiothoracic surgerystructural heart disease

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PMCPMC13016979

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