Cardiovascular seminar: A healthy home makes a healthy heart
KMU vice chancellor urges people to work together against CVDs.
PESHAWAR:
Every family should join the fight against heart diseases as the environment at home is a ‘critical zone’ for putting people at risk for developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
This was stated by Khyber Medical University (KMU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Dr Muhammad Hafizullah during a seminar on World Heart Day in Peshawar on Friday.
The seminar was held by Pakistan Cardiac Society (PCS) and the KMU Cardiology Department.
Hafizullah said that the ‘One World, One Home, One Heart’ campaign aims to help individuals to take charge of their families’ health by highlighting steps that can be taken at home to prevent CVDs.
He said that CVDs were a major cause of death among people, accounting for 17.5 million deaths every year, representing 30 per cent of all global deaths.
However, he stressed that the majority of heart diseases could be prevented by simple measures such as having a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoiding tobacco consumption.
The VC was of the opinion that one’s home environment influenced one’s behaviour, which in turn influenced one’s health.
“Inactive lifestyles are becoming increasingly common among households, where TVs and computers are the only medium of relaxation. However, people can live a longer and healthier life by including around 30 minutes of daily physical activity, such as going on a walks with one’s family or playing sports,” explained Shah.
The VC said that the PCS had organised public talks, screenings, walks and sporting events to spread awareness on tackling heart diseases. He emphasised that health is everyone’s personal responsibility, adding that the government and people should work closely to create a healthy environment. “On this World Heart Day, let us all make a resolution to work together and reduce the risk to CVDs at home,” he remarked.
World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation in 2000 to spread awareness of heart diseases, which are one of the leading causes of death in the world. The day is marked with several activities in over 100 countries.
Lady Reading Hospital Chief Executive Dr Rahim Jan Afridi, Postgraduate Medical Institute Dean Dr Azmat Talat, senior doctors, nurses and paramedics were also present on the occasion. PPI
Published in The Express Tribune, October 1st, 2011.
Every family should join the fight against heart diseases as the environment at home is a ‘critical zone’ for putting people at risk for developing cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
This was stated by Khyber Medical University (KMU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Dr Muhammad Hafizullah during a seminar on World Heart Day in Peshawar on Friday.
The seminar was held by Pakistan Cardiac Society (PCS) and the KMU Cardiology Department.
Hafizullah said that the ‘One World, One Home, One Heart’ campaign aims to help individuals to take charge of their families’ health by highlighting steps that can be taken at home to prevent CVDs.
He said that CVDs were a major cause of death among people, accounting for 17.5 million deaths every year, representing 30 per cent of all global deaths.
However, he stressed that the majority of heart diseases could be prevented by simple measures such as having a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoiding tobacco consumption.
The VC was of the opinion that one’s home environment influenced one’s behaviour, which in turn influenced one’s health.
“Inactive lifestyles are becoming increasingly common among households, where TVs and computers are the only medium of relaxation. However, people can live a longer and healthier life by including around 30 minutes of daily physical activity, such as going on a walks with one’s family or playing sports,” explained Shah.
The VC said that the PCS had organised public talks, screenings, walks and sporting events to spread awareness on tackling heart diseases. He emphasised that health is everyone’s personal responsibility, adding that the government and people should work closely to create a healthy environment. “On this World Heart Day, let us all make a resolution to work together and reduce the risk to CVDs at home,” he remarked.
World Heart Day was created by the World Heart Federation in 2000 to spread awareness of heart diseases, which are one of the leading causes of death in the world. The day is marked with several activities in over 100 countries.
Lady Reading Hospital Chief Executive Dr Rahim Jan Afridi, Postgraduate Medical Institute Dean Dr Azmat Talat, senior doctors, nurses and paramedics were also present on the occasion. PPI
Published in The Express Tribune, October 1st, 2011.