HIGHLIGHTSFirst Pan African Conference on cardiovascular disease takes place in Nairobi, KenyaThe First All Africa Conference on Heart Disease, Diabetes and Stroke took place on 13 to 16 May 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was organized by the Pan African Society of Cardiology, also known by its acronym PASCAR, and the Kenya Cardiac Society. The World Heart Federation was a major sponsor and exhibitor African Heart Network gathers and grows in KenyaThe African Heart Network held its 7th Annual General Meeting and Workshop on 12-15 May 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya. It also welcomed three new members, bringing its total membership to 12 organizations to the fight against cardiovascular disease in Africa. IN THIS ISSUEWorld Congress of Cardiology call for abstractsThe 16th World Congress of Cardiology, which will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 18 -21 May 2008 has launched its “Call for Abstracts”. World Heart Federation marks World No Tobacco Day, advocates for smoke-free policiesThe World Heart Federation celebrated World No Tobacco Day on 31 May 2007 with a call for its members to participate in the global campaign against second-hand smoking. Prevention and Control to feature Latin America, NepalThe next issue of Prevention and Control will feature articles about the effects of agricultural policy on cardiovascular health in Latin America and about tobacco use among health professionals in Nepal. Prevention and Control is the World Heart Federation’s quarterly journal of cardiovascular health. Europeans launch regional heart health charterThe European Heart Network and the European Society of Cardiology joined the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and the European Commission in launching the European Heart Health Charter. The charter is a Europe-wide policy document focusing on the prevention of cardiovascular disease. European Heart Network holds annual workshop and general assembly in DenmarkThe European Heart Network held its annual workshop and general assembly 23 to 25 May 2007 in Elsinore, Denmark. Invited speaker Dr Harry Rutter of the United Kingdom characterized healthy environments as those promoting physical activity, wellbeing, access, independence, engagement, strong social networks and good aesthetic design and as being equitable and green. He argued for policy interventions to make them more common. His messages were consistent with the slogan for this year’s World Heart Day, “Team Up for Healthy Hearts,” which seeks to engage entire communities in the cause of heart health. World Health Assembly approves action plan for cardiovascular and other noncommunicable diseasesThe World Health Assembly asked the World Health Organization to develop an action plan for the implementation of the global strategy against cardiovascular and other noncommunicable diseases. This plan will be submitted to the World Health Assembly in 2008. The Assembly also asked WHO to develop recommendations on the marketing of foods and nonalcoholic beverages to children. And it urged member countries to strengthen their efforts to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases. Study confirms that guidelines for treatment and care of heart attack patients are saving livesEvidence-based guidelines for the treatment of heart attacks are saving significant numbers of lives, according to an international study. World Health Organization develops novel and effective tools to address epidemic of cardiovascular diseaseThe World Health Organization has developed new and cost-effective tools to address the epidemic of cardiovascular disease in low- and middle-income countries. Dr Shanthi Mendis heads the unit that is responsible for the fight against the world’s leading cause of death. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine to accept original articlesBeginning in July, Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine, an official World Heart Federation journal, will accept original articles about clinical research in cardiovascular disease. Until now, the journal has focused on scanning and highlighting research from other journals. UPCOMING EVENTS11-13 July - Kyoto, Japan17th World Congress of the World Society of Cardio-Thoracic Surgeons 1-5 September - ESC Congress 2007ESC Congress 2007 4-7 October - New York, USAXVI International Symposium on Drugs Affecting Lipid Metabolism
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