HIGHLIGHTS
Pakistani women's heart health campaign advances
One year since it was launched under the direction of World Heart Federation President Shahryar Sheikh, the Go Red for Women national campaign in Pakistan is raising Pakistanis’ awareness that cardiovascular disease is Pakistani women’s greatest health threat. Activity defines Go Red for Women in IndonesiaAs Vice-President of the World Heart Federation from 2006 to 2007, Laksmiati “Mia” Hanafiah gained a deeper appreciation for the Go Red for Women international campaign for women’s heart health. Under her direction, a Go Red for Women national campaign for Indonesia was launched in February 2006 with a high profile gala dinner in the capital of Jakarta. The Indonesian campaign has ambitious plans for 2008.
IN THIS ISSUEChile launches national Go Red for Women campaignIn December 2007, Chile became the first South American country to develop a national Go Red for Women campaign for women’s heart health. “Red Dress Italia” works hard for women's heart healthThe Italian Heart Foundation’s history of attention to the special health needs of women became longer and more illustrious with the launch in February 2007 of the Go Red for Women national campaign for Italy, formally called Red Dress Italia. President-Elect Puska explains World Heart Federation's “useful” collaboration with diabetes, stroke bodies
World Heart Federation President-Elect Pekka Puska says that there are good reasons for “heart people” to collaborate closely with “diabetes people” and “stroke people”. Rheumatic Heart Disease screening goes mobile in South Africa
An initiative of the Pan African Society of Cardiology and the World Heart Federation to control rheumatic heart disease in Africa soon will bear fruit in the Republic of South Africa with the deployment of a mobile heart-health clinic. The mobile clinic will detect cases of rheumatic heart disease with the help of an echocardiogram provided by the World Heart Federation.
Working Towards Wellness Initiative gains momentum
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