Ghana: World Heart Day 2020 - Use Heart to Beat Cardiovascular Diseases

24 September 2020
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September 29, 2020 is World Heart Day. The World Heart Federation (WHF) is asking the world to use Heart to beat cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) for your loved ones, society and you. We are living in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on the healthcare profession, national healthcare systems and our individual responsibilities - for our own health and for the vulnerable in society. The WHF goes on- we do not know what course the pandemic will take in the future but we do know that taking care of our hearts right now is more important than ever.

The World Health Organization (WHO) in the same vein refers to the need to scale up prevention of heart attack and stroke. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) take the lives of 17.9 million people every year, 31% of all global deaths. Triggering these diseases - which manifest primarily as heart attacks and strokes - are tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol. These in turn show up in people as raised blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and overweight and obesity. These are all risks detrimental to good heart health.Through the Global Hearts Initiative, WHO is supporting governments around the world to scale-up efforts on CVD prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases.

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