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The total number of deaths due to cardiovascular disease reaches 17.5 million a year according to the World Health Organisation.
The African Heart Network is a coalition of Heart Foundations and cardiac associates in Africa. It emerged as an organization in 2001 from the Inter African Heart Network Conference which took place in Lagos, Nigeria.
The African Heart Network, a member of the World Heart Federation, brings together Heart Foundations across Africa. The African Heart Network is committed to the prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in Africa, working for the prevention of CVD through lifestyle changes, and fostering alliances between organizations that share its aims.
"The mission of the African Heart Network is to play a leading role in the prevention and reduction of cardiovascular disease (CVD), so that it will no longer be the major cause of premature death and disability throughout Africa."
World Heart Day 2011
World Heart Day will be celebrated on 29 September 2011. To make planning of your activities easier the date has now been fixed and all future World Heart Day campaigns will take place on 29 September.
The theme of this year's campaign will be built around families and communities, which will of course include an element of workplace wellness to help you build on the momentum of the previous 2 years. The High-Level meeting on NCDs taking place a week before World Heart Day will also be used as a key milestone to ensure cardiovascular disease is given the attention that it deserves by policy makers. More detailed information on the theme and plans will be provided to you in early 2011.
Interamerican Congress of Cardiology 2011
The Interamerican Society of Cardiology, member of the World Heart Federation, will be holding the Interamerican Congress of Caridiology from 10-12 March 2011 in Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. For more information and registration go to: www.congresoscc.com
Go Red for Women - Viral Campaign to mark
100th anniversary of International Women's Day
on March 8
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is using the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day on March 8, to bring attention to the Go Red for Women campaign. WHF has prepared a viral email as an exclusive resource for members which contains all the key messages around women and heart disease. WHF asks for your support in its dissemination so that we can have a globally coordinated effort to educate women on their number one killer and the preventative action that they can take.
Whether you run a national Go Red for Women campaign or not, WHF would appreciate your support in sending this important message to the women in your country and thus contribute to our common goal in the fight against cardiovascular disease. To help us raise awareness in women please send this powerpoint to your database or personal contacts.
AHN 2011 Annual meeting
and workshop
26-27th May 2010
Kampala, Uganda
The African Heart Network (AHN), member of the World Heart Federation, will hold its next meeting (featuring a workshop on Tobacco) in Kampala, Uganda from 26-27th May 2011.
African Heart Network aims to:
Increase networking amongst
African countries
Have a clear public image relating
specifically to CVD health
Ensure that both policy and legislation
promote CVD health
Promote heart healthy lifestyles
amongst people
