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Tuyeimo Haidula, CNS Correspondent, Namibia Take care of your heart instead of burning it out… This was the message delivered by a panel of experts during a webinar organised by CNS and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) , in lead up to World Heart Day. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of death globally. In 2012, 31% of all global deaths were attributed to CVDs – this equates to roughly 17.5 million deaths. An estimated 7.4 million of these deaths were due to coronary heart disease, while 6.7 million were due to stroke. In Namibia CVDs account for about 21% of deaths. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) about 57% of persons who smoked 30 cigarettes per day for 25 years died of some CVD as compared to only 36% of non-smokers. Speaking during the webinar, programme development manager for World Heart Federation, Alice Grainger Gasser said CVDs and other NCDs hit the poor the hardest. Gasser called for strengthe...

This CNS Inspire episode presents eminent intervention cardiologist Professor Narendra Nath Khanna who is well recognized for his passion for doing all what it takes to ensure that cardiac care is within the reach of common person in India. With decades of experience behind him today he is a noted advisor to Apollo Group of Hospitals and a Senior Consultant in Cardiology and Coordinator of Vascular Services at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India. CNS Managing Editor Shobha Shukla spoke with Prof NN Khanna on the sidelines of 11th National Conference of Indian Society of Cardiology. [ Click here to listen or download this podcast ]

[ Watch webinar recording ] [ Listen / do wnload audi o podcast ] We welcome you to register for an exclusive media webinar in lead up to this year's World H eart Day . It is almost a year now since our governments committed to reduce mortality relate d to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by one-third by 2030. Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) - heart disease and stroke - are top killers - causing over 17 million deaths every year worldwide ! [ Watch webinar recording ]  [ Listen / do wnload audi o podcast ]  Experts from the World Hea rt Federation , De pa rtment of Cardiology, King Geor ge's Medical University (KGMU) and International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) will present and respond to questions live !   Date: Tuesday, 20th Septem ber 2016 Time: 1:00pm Geneva Time, 12 noon London Time, 1pm Durban Time, 7:00am New York/ Boston Time, 4:30pm Indian Standard Time, 6pm Thailand time (check www.timeanddate.com for your local time) Duration: 60...