According to WHO, Cardiovascular
diseases
(CVDs) are the # 1 cause of
death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. CVDs
are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and include
coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease
and other conditions. Four out of 5CVD deaths are due to heart attacks
and strokes, and one third of these deaths occur prematurely in people
under 70 years of age.
Individuals at risk of CVD may demonstrate raised blood pressure,
glucose, and lipids as well as overweight and obesity. These can all be
easily measured in primary care facilities. Identifying those at highest
risk of CVDs and ensuring they receive appropriate treatment can
prevent premature deaths. Access to essential noncommunicable disease
medicines and basic health technologies in all primary health care
facilities is essential to ensure that those in need receive treatment
and counselling.
Despite cost effective pharmaceutical interventions
the number of deaths has continuously risen over the years. Young people
being the future pillars of the world need to work on several frontiers
to mitigate deaths and DALYs related to CVDs.
The World Youth Heart Federation aims to unify youth from different
fields including but not exclusively limited to medical, paramedical
engineering and IT. All the individuals must be under the age of 30
years to be a part of the Federation. It has 5 working committees under
its umbrella, each of which tackles a different front with the final
goal of improving Cardiovascular Health across the globe.
Youth working in unison globally, towards improving the cardiovascular health of the society.
To foster collaboration among youth across all sectors, in order to catalyze work towards cardiovascular health by working on Health Education, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Advocacy, Research and Technology.
Unify youth from different fields including but not exclusively limited to medical, paramedical engineering and IT and work towards improving cardiovascular health globally.
Promote and support the creation of startups focussed on tackling cardiovascular problems faced by the people, governments and countries.
Advocate for improvements across healthcare and technological domains of infrastructure, workforce, service delivery, information management, financing, and governance to relevant audiences.
Work on refining and developing technological interventions to improve the current healthcare delivery systems.
Launch and continue research studies to identify the relevant problems.Economic impact on the patients and government due to catastrophic costs
Promote and support the creation of startups focussed on tackling cardiovascular problems faced by the people, governments and countries.
