Tag: World Heart Day
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World Heart Day: How to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease and Understand Risk Factors
Understanding World Heart Day World Heart Day, celebrated every 29 September, shines a global spotlight on cardiovascular disease and its impact on health and quality of life. The day promotes awareness that prevention is possible through everyday choices, early detection, and supportive public health measures. By focusing on heart health, communities can reduce the burden…
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World Heart Day: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease and Risk Factors
What is World Heart Day? Each September 29, World Heart Day mobilizes campaigns and reports worldwide to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases and their impact on life quality, while underscoring the importance of prevention. Led by global health organizations, the day highlights how many heart and blood vessel conditions can be prevented with healthier habits…
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Why we are losing young lives to heart disease—and how we can tackle this
The rising threat: heart disease in the young Heart disease is often viewed as a problem of older adults, but the reality is shifting. Across many regions, an alarming number of young people experience heart conditions or experience life-threatening events earlier than expected. World Heart Day’s theme Dont miss a beat underscores the urgency: prevention,…
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Why we are losing young lives to heart disease and how we can tackle this
Why we are losing young lives to heart disease Heart disease is often framed as a problem for older adults, yet every year more young people experience life-threatening conditions that were once considered rare in youth. Early-onset hypertension, congenital heart defects, myocarditis, and genetic conditions like familial hypercholesterolemia can set the stage for serious cardiovascular…
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World Heart Day: Raising Awareness and Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
What World Heart Day is and why it matters World Heart Day, observed every year on September 29, is a global call to action to safeguard cardiovascular health. This international awareness day highlights heart disease and stroke as the leading causes of death worldwide, while offering practical steps individuals and communities can take to prevent…
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Why We Are Losing Young Lives to Heart Disease—and How We Can Tackle It
Don’t Miss a Beat: The Urgency of Youth Heart Health World Heart Day this year centers on the theme Don’t miss a beat, a stark call to action. Heart disease is not a chapter reserved for later life. Across many countries, risk factors are emerging earlier—affecting teens, young adults, and those in their twenties. This…
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World Heart Day: Global Call to Action for Cardiovascular Health
What is World Heart Day and why it matters World Heart Day is observed every year on September 29 to spotlight the world’s leading cause of death: cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes heart disease and stroke. Spearheaded by global health organizations, the day aims to raise awareness, share evidence-based prevention strategies, and mobilize individuals, communities,…
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World Heart Day: A Global Call to Action for Cardiovascular Health and Prevention
What World Heart Day is and why it matters World Heart Day, observed each year on September 29, is a global initiative to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases—the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiovascular diseases, which include heart disease and stroke, claim nearly 18 million lives each year and impose a heavy burden on families,…
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World Heart Day 2025: Fight heart disease at home with balanced meals
World Heart Day 2025: A call to prevent heart disease starts at home World Heart Day, marked this year under the theme Don’t Miss a Beat, reminds us that the fight against cardiovascular disease (CVD) begins long before a patient walks into a clinic. In the South-East Asia Region, CVD remains the leading cause of…
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World Heart Day: Balanced meals, regular check ups—experts say fight against heart disease begins at home
World Heart Day 2025: Don’t Miss a Beat — the fight begins at home World Heart Day is more than a slogan this year as health officials urge households to tackle cardiovascular disease from the kitchen table to the doctor’s office. With the theme Don’t Miss a Beat, experts emphasize balanced meals and regular checkups…