Heart Care Foundation Comilla’s WHD24
"I used ♥ to: implement specific cardiovascular action plan` "
Celebration of World Heart Day 2024 in Comilla by Heart Care Foundation, Comilla
On September 29, The Heart Care Foundation, Comilla, Bangladesh, celebrated World Heart Day under the theme “Use Heart for Action.” The event featured a vibrant rickshaw rally, led by a speech from the Foundation’s founder, Dr. Triptish Chandra Ghose. The program was officially inaugurated by realising balloon at the Town Hall field by The Deputy Commissioner & District Magistrate Mohammad Amirul Kaysar, Deputy Director of the District Social Services, Mr. Z. M. Mizanur Rahman Khan, and the Deputy Civil Surgeon, Dr. Sarowar Alam were present as special guests.
During the event, Dr. Ghose, Founder and President of The Heart Care Foundation, Comilla, presented a seven-point memorandum based on the Action Plan to prevent Cardiovascular Diseases. This memorandum was handed over to the Deputy Comissioner, for giving it to the Ministry of Health & Familly Planning of Bangladesh. He expressed his belief that by implementing these measures, future generations could live in a world with reduced risks of heart disease.
The seven key points in the memorandum are as follows:
1. Food items in shopping markets should carry stickers warning of heart disease risks.
2. Footpaths and dedicated cycle lanes should be established for the public.
3. Unfit vehicles should be banned from the streets to reduce pollution, and mills should not be built in residential areas.
4. Green parks should be created to promote clean air and provide a livable environment.
5. Preventive cardiology should be prioritized, with dedicated departments in hospitals and specialized institutions established.
6. Strict measures must be taken to prevent the distribution of fake and impure medicines and food.
7. September 29 should be nationally recognized as World Heart Day.
On the eve of this day Heart Care Foundation Comilla also organized a Heart Camp on September 27, where more than 500 heart patients got service from the Founder and President of The Heart Care Foundation, Comilla, a renouned Cardiologist Dr. Triptish Chandra Ghose, Dr. Golam Shahjahan, Secretary General of The Heart Care Foundation;Treasurer and valiant freedom fighter; Dr. Mallika Biswas, Vice President of HCF & Immediate Past District Chairman of Inner Wheel District 345; There were many Rotary International members, teachers from Modern High School and YWCA School, and other community leaders from Comilla were present in the programms.