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World Heart Day (29th September 2011)
Cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and
stroke, is the world’s number one killer globally as well as in the
South-East Asia Region. The theme for World Heart Day this year, “One World,
One Home, One Heart”, is intended to remind individuals and families across
nations to improve their heart health by choosing healthy lifestyles. This
includes a healthy diet, engaging in regular physical activity, and avoiding tobacco
and alcohol. In the WHO South-East
Asia Region, cardiovascular diseases cause an estimated 3.6 million deaths
annually, or a quarter of all deaths due to all reasons. Heart diseases are killing people at a
relatively younger age in the Region; 27% of all deaths due to heart disease
in the Region occur before the age of 60 years compared with 16% in the rest
of the world. Heart diseases have a huge impact on the quality of life of the
affected individuals and their families and are a major impediment to
socioeconomic development. The majority of premature deaths due to
cardiovascular disease are, however, preventable through simple measures
aimed at healthy living.
See video link for A Human Interest Story on
Cardiovascular Diseases
Useful links:
Factsheets
 Overweight
and Obesity [PDF 134 KB]
Hypertension
[PDF 97 KB]
Cardiovascular
Diseases [PDF 85 KB] Posters for World Heart Day Video: Human
interest story on cardiovascular disease [Video 8.3 MB]
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