World Heart Day was created in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading cause of death, claiming 17.1 million lives each year.
Together with its members, the World Heart Federation spreads the news that at least 80% of premature deaths from heart disease and stroke could be avoided if the main risk factors, tobacco, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity, are controlled.
World Heart Day will take place on 29 September each year.
National activities such as public talks and screenings, walks and runs, concerts or sporting events are organized worldwide by members and partners of the World Heart Federation.
In 2010, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of World Heart Day the World Heart Federation launched the ‘State of the Heart’ CVD Report.
Contact details for World Heart Federation address phone fax & website
Name: World Heart Federation (WHF) Address: 7, rue des Battoirs Switzerland Telephone: (+41 22) 807 03 20 Fax: (+41 22) 807 03 39 Website: www.worldheart.org
About World Heart Federation - WHF
The World Heart Federation helps people achieve a better and longer life through prevention and control of heart disease and stroke.Activities, programs and campaigns run by the World Heart Federation include:
- World Heart Day
- Go Red For Women
- Children and Youth
- Workplace Wellness
- Sesame Workshop
- Advocacy
- China - Bridging the Gap
