Campaign against heart attacks covers 6,000 people in two months
The National Programme for Prevention and Eradication of Heart Attack (NPPEHA) -- launched to educate families on how to eradicate the disease -- has educated 6,000 people in its first two months of inception.
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New Delhi: The National Programme for Prevention and Eradication of Heart Attack (NPPEHA) -- launched to educate families on how to eradicate the disease -- has educated 6,000 people in its first two months of inception.
According to medical statistics, everyday about 9,000 people die of heart attacks -- which means one in every 10 seconds. Of these, 900 are people below the age of 40.
There was a huge response from the residents at the respective camps who flocked to get a heart check-up, and then learn from the documentary made for this camp called "Hriday - the Edu Vaccine".
"More than 30 lakh fatalities due to heart diseases are recorded per year in India. And with the current outbreak of heart diseases in India, the conditions are only going to deteriorate unless the mass population is educated about heart care," said Bimal Chajjer, Non Invasive Cardiologist at city based Science and Art of Living (SAAOL).
Chajjer is associated with the NPPEHA campaign.
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