25 X 25: Reducing Premature Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease
- 06/10/2015
The world heart federation’s commitment: 25% by the year 2025 Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death around the world, most surpris- ingly in low and middle-income coun- tries. CVD alone causes one in three deaths globally, claiming over 17 million lives a year (World Health Organisation, 2015). Yet non-communicable diseases (NCDs)...
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