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Stroke death and disability: slowing the rising burden

31st October 2023

A recent World Stroke Organization - Lancet Neurology Commission projects an alarming increase in stroke mortality and disability-adjusted life-years by 2050. This blog looks at what is needed in developing countries to lower the burden.

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Consensus for health: no more trans fats in Mexico

13th June 2023

Demonstrating that it is possible to attain the ideal, civil society and the Mexican government reached a legislative consensus to remove trans fatty acids from the food supply in Mexico.

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Mexican lawmakers ban use of trans fats, which cause 13,000 deaths a year in the country

13th February 2023

Mexico’s Parliament has banned the use of trans fats, a common ingredient in processed foods and a major cause of cardiovascular disease and stroke in the country and worldwide.

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Cardiovascular health: the doctor’s office is one part of the solution

26th September 2022

In this blog, Fausto Pinto, President of the World Heart Federation (WHF), calls on medical practicioners, policymakers, the private sector, academia and patients to come together on World Heart Day.

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World Heart Day

24th August 2022

This World Heart Day, World Heart Federation is asking is asking the world to 'use heart for every heart' and aims to reach as many individuals as possible to help achieve cardiovascular health for every heart.