World Heart Day
29 Sep
Today is World Heart Day (WHD) and cardiologists have alerted to a steep rise in cases of heart attack, stroke and kidney failure in the country.
29 Sep 2021
To mark the World Heart Day (WHD) today, medical experts have alerted to spike in heart disease cases and death in the country. They blamed the situation on rise in smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity and air pollution.
27 Sep 2021
Super Eagles and Arsenal legend, Kanu Nwankwo, is expected to lead over 2,000 personalities, including football icons and actors, in a 7.20-kilometre exercise tagged ‘Walk With Kanu Nwankwo’ in Abuja on Wednesday.
7 Oct 2020
As part of efforts to mark the World Heart Day, Three Crowns Milk in partnership with K-dove place, a wellness and recreational center in Ojodu, organised a heart health...
30 Sep 2019
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday canvassed sustainable awareness campaigns on the need for people to adopt healthy lifestyles in order to reduce...
29 Sep 2019
Today is World Heart Day - a day set aside to raise awareness on heart health. According to a study, heart diseases is the leading cause of death, accounting for more than 17.6 million deaths per year in 2016, a number that is expected to grow to more than 23.6 million by 2030. The human heart…
29 Sep 2019
As the world marks World Heart Day today, Dr. Olayide A. Jinadu, Medical Director at Charis-Med Hospital, Lagos wants Nigerians to make healthy choices in lifestyle, diet, and general wellbeing.
12 Oct 2018
To commemorate the World Heart Day celebrated worldwide on September 29. Total Group in Nigeria organised a bouquet of activities to mark this year’s event. Many people are unaware of the importance of their heart health and condition until it is too late. To help bring this awareness to the fore of people’s minds, Total…
29 Sep 2018
Today is World Heart Day (WHD). World Heart Federation (WHF) has set aside September 29 of every year to celebrate the WHD and to educate and raise awareness on risk factors of heart diseases.“
22 Oct 2017
Speaking at the media parley to commemorate the day, Marketing Director, PZ Wilmar, Mr. Kalyan Bandyopadhyay, said this year’s theme is a call for everyone to be involved in the quest for a healthy heart.
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Every three minutes, someone dies and about 17.3 million lives are lost annually owing to heart or circulatory disease. It is against this backdrop that the World Heart Federation (WHF) in 2000 founded the World Heart Day,....
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Nigeria on September 29 joined the rest of the globe to celebrate the World Heart Day (WHD), which is part of an international campaign to spread awareness about heart disease and stroke prevention.
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