• Unifying Efforts for Maternal and Newborn Health

    The Africa Preeclampsia Network brings together advocates, healthcare professionals, and researchers to address the challenges of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

    Our vision: A continent where no woman or baby dies or suffers preventable harm due to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

    Our mission: To connect patient advocates, healthcare professionals, policymakers and researchers across Africa to advance awareness, research, care, and policy for preeclampsia through collaboration and advocacy.

  • Patient Advocacy groups network

    We empower patient advocacy groups to amplify the voices of those affected by preeclampsia, ensuring their needs are prioritized in healthcare policies.

    Foster collaborative parterships

    Our network fosters collaboration among researchers, clinicans and advocacy groups to advance scientific understanding, harmonize efforts and improve health outcomes for mothers and babies. We amplify survivor voices and promote equitable maternal health policies through community and government engagement.

    Capacity Building

    We strengthen local expertise through continous education, mentorship and professional exchange.

  • Advancing Maternal Health Together Preeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain among the leading causes of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality across Africa. Despite numerous initiatives, progress has been uneven, and research, advocacy, and care efforts remain fragmented across countries. The Africa Preeclampsia Network (APN) seeks to unify patient advocacy groups, clinicians, and researchers under one collaborative platform to strengthen awareness, build capacity, advance research, and promote equitable policies and care. Through structured programs such as scientific meetings, quarterly newsletters, webinars, research and set-up of an International Research and Community Liaison Hub, APN aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery, patient experience, and policy action, ensuring that preeclampsia no longer threaten the lives of mothers and babies.

    Our network

    In Ghana:

    • Action on Preeclampsia Ghana
    • University of Ghana
    • University for Development Studies
    • PATH
    • Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
    • Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

    In Tanzania:

    • Thrive Beyond Preeclampsia Foudation
    • Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences (CUHAS), Mwanza
    • Bugando Hospital, Mwanza

    In Zambia:

    • Every Mother Counts
    • Papagaio – Women & Newborn Hospital
    • Ministry of Health
    • Kabwe Central Hospital

    In Sierra Leone:

    • Welbodi Partnership, Sierra Leone

    In Botswana:

    • Ministry of Health
    • Princess Marina Hospital

    In Cameroon:

    • MamaWatch

    Associated partners:

    • Action on Preeclampsia, United Kingdom
    • King's College London, United Kingdom
    • University Medical Center Utrecht & Utrecht University, the Netherlands
    • University of Gothenburg, Sweden
    • Uppsala University, Sweden
    • Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, US & Jamaica
    • University of Oslo, Norway
    • Akershus university Hospital, Norway

  • Join us in May for the Africa Preeclampsia Network pre-launch webinars:

    Pre-launch webinars:

    • 11 May: Predicting and Preventing Preeclampsia
      | Register here.
    • 13 May: Preeclampsia in Africa - Bridging Gaps in Health Hystem Access and Care Delivery
      | Register here.
    • 18 May: Beyond the Diagnosis: Patient Experiences, Knowledge Gaps and Societal Impact
      | Register here.

    Launch Webinar:

  • Updates from the Africa Preeclampsia Network members

    Insights, Research, and Advocacy

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