29 September, every year
At the National Heart Foundation of BangladeshWorld Heart Day
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in Bangladesh and the world. Each year, with the World Heart Federation and its members worldwide, the Foundation takes the message to the streets, the clinics and the lecture hall.
World Heart Federation campaign#WorldHeartDay
What the day is for
World Heart Day was started by the World Heart Federation to remind people that most heart attacks and strokes can be prevented. In Bangladesh the biggest risks are high blood pressure, tobacco, too much salt and too little physical activity.
The Foundation's Department of Epidemiology and Research works on each of these all year: hypertension control in public health facilities, tobacco control, salt reduction and the research behind them.