A frontline team, a diagnostic hub, a cardiologist and a referral hospital each have a role. HeartLINK connects their work around the patient.
The model works through existing teams and facilities, with clinical responsibility defined at each step.
Primary-care and community touchpoints connect people already seeking care to a structured assessment and the next appropriate service.
The blueprint includes pharmacies, health centers and primary care. Trained frontline workers capture assessment information and coordinate onward care.
Facility teams bring ECG and focused echocardiography into a connected service, supported by local physicians.
Testing follows clinical need. Studies are captured for cardiologist review, with local clinical leadership responsible for decisions and coordination.
Remote cardiologists review studies, provide structured reports and support escalation when a patient needs more specialized care.
Every ECG and echocardiogram in the pathway receives cardiologist review. The local physician retains responsibility for the final clinical decision.
Hospitals and specialist pathways provide the next level of care, with navigation and follow-up connecting the referral back to the patient.
The network is designed to track the handoff beyond a referral being issued. Reaching the next service remains an implementation priority.
A model of how services connect; not a directory of currently available locations. Services and referral arrangements are agreed for each implementation.
The partner deck describes six facilities across three regions. It also reports that community sites paused in mid-2026 when self-funding ended. These figures describe implementation experience, not six confirmed active locations today.
Ask about care availabilitySource: HeartLINK Partners & Public deck, slides 8 and 15. The reporting cutoff, facility addresses and current operating schedules are not provided.
A connected network needs more than equipment. It needs trained people, agreed responsibilities, referral relationships and funding that supports continued delivery.
The Ghana experience shows that moving patients from a community site to a diagnostic hub remains a challenge. Navigation and follow-up are part of the model, and their effectiveness needs to be measured.
See the implementation lessonsExisting facilities and patient flow, personnel who can be trained and supervised, local clinical accountability, and administrative and regulatory support.
Technology and workflows, training, remote cardiology, patient navigation, follow-up and performance reporting.