Jammu: On occasion of world Heart day a Walkathon was organized by Dept. of Cardiology headed by Dr Sushil Sharma. Dr Mohan Lal Sharma Ex HOD Cardiology was also leading the walkathon along with Dr Arun Sharma Medical Superintendent of Super Speciality Hospital GMC Jammu, Mr Amit Sharma Administrator GMC Jammu, along with other doctors, staff, volunteers, cyclists etc.
Dignitaries Present included Justice shukla, JMC Mayor Chander mohan ji, IG Police Ashok ji and many others
at the end of walkathon balloons were released by the guests in front of SSH.
World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is accountable for nearly half of all NCD deaths making it the world’s number one killer.
Scale up prevention of heart attack and stroke
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) take the lives of 17.9 million people every year, 31% of all global deaths. Triggering these diseases – which manifest primarily as heart attacks and strokes – are tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and the harmful use of alcohol. These in turn show up in people as raised blood pressure, elevated blood glucose and overweight and obesity, risks detrimental to good heart health.
Through the Global Hearts Initiative, WHO is supporting governments around the world to scale-up efforts on CVD prevention and control through three technical packages: MPOWER for tobacco control, SHAKE for salt reduction and HEARTS for the strengthening of CVD management in primary health care. Launched in September 2016, the Global Hearts Initiative has since been rolled out in a number of countries. In those settings health workers are being trained to better deliver tested and affordable measures to protect people from CVDs and help them to recover following a heart attack or stroke. A new global initiative – Resolve to Save Lives – will give renewed impetus to these efforts
