Nepal 2008
Nepal Heart Net and Nepal Heart Foundation (member)
World Heart Day activities will include the distribution of a press release on 20 September, a lower secondary level painting programme dedicated to quitting smoking on the 21st, and a rally on the 27th.
On World Heart Day there will be a half-day symposium organized by Nepal Heart Net and coordinated by the Nepal Heart Foundation, Bal Dhadakan and the Cardiac Society. There will be a talk show with cardiologists on radio and television, publication and distribution of posters and pamphlets, and publication of heart-related articles in various daily newspapers. Activities will take place in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Hetauda and Kavra.
World Heart Day contact: Dr. A.B Upadhyaya
Janamaitri Hospital, Kathmandu (non member)
Free check-ups and ECGs will be offered for patients on 27 September.
Announcements are to be printed in newspapers and magazines.
World Heart Day contact: Dr. Rabindra Rajbhandari
Patient Safety First Foundation (non-member)
On 28 September, information regarding heart disease risk factors is being distributed to the general public in Lalitpur via posters, information counters and leaflets.
World Heart Day contact: Dr. Anip Joshi
Advanced Poly Clinic (non member)
Advanced Poly Clinic in Kathmandu will be offering free cardiac check-ups, including fasting blood sugar, total cholesterol and blood pressure measurement.
World Heart Day contact: Dr. Denis Shrestha, MD