New Delhi. World Heart Day 2024: Today we are living in an era where pollution, unhealthy eating habits, lack of physical activity and stressful lifestyle have put health at serious risk. Heart diseases are increasing rapidly especially among the youth. Problems like heart attack, stroke and heart failure are taking away the lives of millions of people today. Do you know that World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September with the aim of making people aware about these diseases? Let us tell you the history of this day, its importance and this year’s theme.
World Heart Day History
World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September all over the world. The main purpose of celebrating this day is to tell people about heart diseases and inspire them to stay healthy. The idea of celebrating this day first came to Antoni Bard de Luna, former president of an organization called World Heart Federation. He saw that a lot of people are suffering from heart diseases. So he suggested celebrating a special day to tell people around the world about heart diseases. World Heart Day was celebrated for the first time in the year 2000. Earlier this day was celebrated on the last Sunday of September, but later it was decided to celebrate it on 29 September.
Importance of World Heart Day (World Heart Day Significance)
Nowadays we work too much, live under stress, and do not eat the right kind of food. Because of this, many people are suffering from heart diseases . Every year millions of people die due to heart disease all over the world. This problem has increased even more since the coronavirus. Earlier, only adults were more troubled by heart disease, but now even small children are suffering from it. That is why, World Heart Day is celebrated every year on 29 September. The purpose of celebrating this day is to make people aware of heart health, so that health can be improved.
World Heart Day 2024 Theme
The theme of World Heart Day 2024 “Use Heart for Action” gives us a deep message. It means that we should listen to our heart, understand our feelings and then turn those feelings into actions. When we do something with our heart, we get completely immersed in it and obviously the results are also better. This theme explains the importance of heart health. A healthy heart helps us to stay active, achieve our goals and enjoy life to the fullest. When we take care of our heart , we can inspire not only ourselves but also the people around us to live a better life.
