New Delhi: To keep a healthy body, it is important to keep a healthy heart. In an age of increasing everyday pressure, maintaining the health of the heart is very important. Every year on September 29, World Heart Day is observed all over the world to raise awareness about the need to keep our hearts healthy.
World Heart Day is an important annual event which is celebrated to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases and to take suitable preventive measures to manage them. In this article, we will take a look at the significance and theme of this day.
What is the theme of World Heart Day this year?
According to the World Heart Federation, from 2024-2026, the organisation will campaign under the theme of ‘Use Heart for Action’. The theme encourages people to care for their hearts and urges leaders to take cardiovascular health seriously by providing a global platform for action. The theme aims to empower people to take care of their hearts and also to influence policies and advocate for change and physical activity.
Why is the World Heart Day celebrated?
World Heart Day provides an opportunity for everyone to join the global call to raise awareness about heart health and accelerate actions to prevent, detect and manage cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the foremost killers in the world. Conditions which affect the heart or blood vessels like heart attack, stroke and heart failure lead to the death of over 20.5 million people each year. As per reports, most of these deaths take place in low and middle-income countries.
Every year, World Heart Day aims to encourage and empower people to look after the health of their heart, advocate stronger initiatives and take steps which would improve the health of the heart. The day also enables us to execute cardiovascular health action plans on a national level. World Heart Day was established in 2000 in partnership with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to promote awareness about cardiovascular diseases and the need to fight them.
The day promotes the importance of good heart health and the causes, symptoms, and prevention of cardiovascular disease and also encourages people to lead a healthy lifestyle by incorporating a balanced diet, staying active and limiting the consumption of alcohol. World Heart Day serves as a reminder for everyone to take proactive steps towards preventing heart diseases and leading a heart-healthy life.
World Heart Day is an important annual event which is celebrated to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases and to take suitable preventive measures to manage them. knowledge Knowledge News, Photos and Videos on General Knowledge
