The Department of Health (DOH) joined the World Heart Summit 2023 to discuss improved cardiovascular healthcare services with global health leaders.
DOH OIC Vergeire at the World Heart Summit 2023 (Photo courtesy of DOH)
World Heart Summit, an event where leaders engage in transformational conversation to explore pressing challenges in global cardiovascular health, was held in Geneva, Switzerland from May 19 to May 21.
The country’s health department, in a statement on Sunday, May 21, said DOH Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire highlighted the country’s desire to continue collaborating with health experts globally to eventually end non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease.
“Hopefully the plateau we are seeing in non-communicable disease death risk will soon transition into a decline through our promotive, preventive, and curative interventions,” said Vergeire during the summit.
“This not only serves as an avenue to share long established effective interventions, but also new and innovative solutions, recognizing that the risk of NCDs is increasing due to technological advancements, including the invention of electronic cigarettes and increase in sedentary behavior among children at home or adults in the workplace due to technologies.” she added.
In 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) bared that heart diseases are still among the leading causes of mortality in the country.