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Innovations in Cardiovascular Care and Technologies
Home > Global Summit on Circulatory Health > New4th Global Summit on Circulatory Health
The 4th Global Summit on Circulatory Health will be held in Paris, France on 29-30 August 2019 under the theme Innovations in Cardiovascular Care and Technologies.
Exploring technological innovations and its implications for circulatory diseases has never been timelier. This is why the 4th Summit Global Summit on Circulatory Health aims to create a space in which scientists, experts, industry, civil society and policymakers with diverse experiences can network, debate and place critical issues of cardiovascular health in a wider global health context. Through keynote lectures, panels and workshops, the 2019 Summit will explore how to create an environment where innovation in care and technologies can be leveraged for better circulatory care and for more cost-effective, accessible and robust health systems.
More information on the programme and social events will follow in the coming months.
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Heart disease and stroke remain the world’s foremost causes of premature death, despite being largely preventable through the mitigation of risk factors. Together, the cardiovascular disease (CVD) community and multi-sectoral partners need to reframe outreach strategies and tools for action to raise the priority status of CVD nationally and globally.
The Global Summit for Circulatory Health is the thought leadership event designed to elevate the world’s number one killer as the top priority for Key Opinion Leaders, Ministers of Health and Public Health Officials, and Industry Leaders.
The aim of the Summit is to: