São Tomé cardiologist wins award for heart screening project
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rádio Somos Todos Primos
São Tomé cardiologist Miryan Cassandra has won the third edition of Empreende+ with Saúde On Time, a project aiming to introduce exercise stress testing to help assess and monitor cardiovascular diseases. The competition for women entrepreneurs selected 31 participants from 163 applications, then chose nine finalists, according to Rádio Somos Todos Primos.
São Tomé cardiologist Miryan Cassandra has won the third edition of the Empreende+ programme with Saúde On Time, a project seeking to introduce exercise stress testing in São Tomé and Príncipe. The test measures the heart’s response during physical activity. The initiative aims to contribute to the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of cardiovascular diseases, according to Rádio Somos Todos Primos.
The competition received 163 applications. Thirty-one women entrepreneurs took part in training in small-business management, and nine reached the final, where they presented their projects. Finance Minister Gareth Guadalupe said the programme could turn women’s ideas and skills into jobs, income and sustainable businesses.
The third edition focused on women’s entrepreneurship and also recognised projects in health, education, food and beauty. Ludumisa Rosário came second and Aicha do Espírito Santo third, while Madelayne Vera Cruz and Julieta Penhor Luís placed fourth and fifth, Rádio Somos Todos Primos reports.
