World Heart Day 2023: Know The History And Significance
By Anshika Verma29, Sep 2023 01:53 PMjagranjosh.com
World Heart Day 2023
The goal of World Heart Day, an annual celebration and awareness-raising event held on September 29, is to raise public understanding of cardiovascular diseases. Tap to read about the history and significance of it!
History of World heart Day
The World Heart Federation (WHF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) collaborated to establish World Health Day in 1999. The first commemoration of World Heart Day was held on September 24, 2000.
Significance of World Heart Day
It tries to motivate individuals to take action by making them aware that at least 80% of early deaths from heart disease and stroke might be prevented by limiting risk factors such as cigarette use, poor diet, and inactivity.
Theme of World Health Day
Since visual language is a part of our daily lives and emojis are one of the most widely used forms of communication today, the theme of World Heart Day this year is ‘Use heart, know heart.’
Importance of heart health
The day serves as a global platform to increase awareness about the importance of heart health and the impact of cardiovascular diseases on society.