AU	African Union
BP	Blood Pressure
CVD	Cardiovascular Disease
CD	Cardiovascular Disorder
CCPM	Community Centre for Preventive Medicine
DALYs	Disability Adjusted Life Years
DOOPPs	Direct Out-Of-Pocket Payments
HICs	High Income Countries
LEP	Limited English Proficiency
LMICs	Low-and Middle Income Countries
NCDs	Non Communicable Diseases
NHREC	National Health Research Ethics Committee
PASCAR	Pan African Society of Cardiology
PHC	Primary Health Care
RACG	Risk Assessment Collaborating Group
REC	Research Ethics Committee
SA	South Africa
SDG	Sustainable Development Goal
SMS	Short Message Service
SPSS	Statistical Package for Social Sciences
SSA	Sub Saharan Africa
UN	United Nations
WHO	World Health Organization