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International Health Pr...

16th August, 2010
The first International Health Promotion Awards Symposium will be held in Rome on 6–7 December 2010, to highlight best practice and reward innovation in health. There are two major categories, which will be judged by an expert panel of health care professionals and policymakers....
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Pre-hypertension confer...

09th August, 2010
An International Conference on Prehypertension and Cardio Metabolic Syndrome is being held in Vienna on 24-27 February 2011. The focus of the conference is broad, examining the public-health impact, identification, etiology and pathogenesis of prehypertension as well as on intervention...
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Organisations unite…...

22nd July, 2010
A group of European organisations on chronic disease have formed an alliance to campaign for the introduction of actions to address the main chronic disease risk factors. These include poor diet, lack of physical activity, smoking and excessive alcohol consumption. With diseases such...
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WHO and IOC: work toget...

In a memorandum of understanding, signed on 21 July 2010, the International Olympic Committee and World Health Organisation have agreed to work at international and country level to promote physical activity and policies that help people reduce their risk of NCDs. IOC President Jacques...
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World Congress of Cardi...

18th June, 2010
The World Congress of Cardiology Scientific Sessions 2010 is taking place in Beijing, China, on 16-18 June. This year, the WCC Scientific Sessions 2010 are incorporating the 3rd International Conference on Women, Heart Disease and Stroke within the programme, a theme intended to be...
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UN Summit on NCDs annou...

14th May, 2010
In an exciting step, in September 2011 the UN General Assembly will hold a Noncommunicable Disease Summit specifically addressing the threat posed by NCDs to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This will be only the 29th such summit in UN history – a reflection of the magnitude...
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International Nurses Da...

12th May, 2010
On 12 May each year, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world. The focus of 2010’s International Nurses Day is the important role nurses can play in leading the fight to tackle chronic disease. The need to take...
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UN sees NCDs as ‘...

23rd April, 2010
On 13 April 2010, United Nations health experts warned that diseases such as cardiovascular and chronic respiratory illnesses, diabetes and cancer are imposing a much greater strain on the poorest countries than on richer economies, and thus must be tackled as a development issue....
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‘Active Fat’ campai...

20th April, 2010
Diabetes UK, the British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK today launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of carrying excess weight around your middle. The ‘Active Fat’ campaign urges people to measure their waistlines and make positive changes to...
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IOM: CVD in the develop...

23rd March, 2010
The Institute of Medicine has published a new report, Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World: A Critical Challenge to Achieve Global Health, highlighting the fact that cardiovascular disease is responsible for 30% of all deaths in developing countries. It calls for...
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