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The Caribbean at the 71st World Health Assembly
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The Caribbean was well represented at The 71st World Health Assembly (WHA71), Ministry of Health Officials from Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Suriname all attended.
HCC President Sir Trevor Hassell, Executive Director Maisha Hutton, Board Member Dr. Karen Sealey and Technical Advisor Professor Alafia Samuels attended WHA71 advocating for high-level CARICOM representation at the HLM3 and raising the profile of priority issues such as childhood obesity. |
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(L to R) Sir Trevor Hassell, HCC President, Sir George Alleyne, Director Emeritus, PAHO/HCC Patron, Daniel Alleyne, HCC/HSFB Youth Advocate and Dr Mychelle Farmer, NCD Child
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Dr. Joy St John (left), Assistant Director General for Climate and Other Determinants of Health, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne (centre), Director, PAHO, Dr Karen Sealey (2nd from right), WHO Senior Advisor for the 3rd UNHLM on NCDs and Dr Cindi Lewis (right), T&T consultant working with WHO.
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The Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton Minister of Health for Jamaica
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(L to R) Dr James Hospedales, Executive Director, CARPHA and Professor Alafia Samuels, HCC Technical Advisor
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See more images from WHA71 here.
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CARICOM Ministers addressing the 71st World Health Assembly, including:
Hon. Luke Browne, Minister of Health of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Mary Isaac, Minister of Health of St Lucia, Dr. Kenneth George, Chief Medical Officer of Barbados, Eugene Hamilton, Minister of Health of St Kitts and Nevis and Hon. Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health of Jamaica
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Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge
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On the eve of 71st World Health Assembly (WHA71), the Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge took place, a global movement to promote health and, particularly, physical activity as part of a healthy sustainable future. Participants were able to take part in walks or runs of three, five and eight kilometres. With mostly clear sunny skies and ideal late spring temperatures, several thousand answered the call to take part, including many representives from the Caribbean, the message was simple, no matter where you are you can say #EnoughNCDs and get active. See more on Twitter #youthwalkthetalk. |
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Thousands Walk the Talk before WHA71 - A large, enthusiastic crowd took to the streets of Geneva on the eve of the World Health Assembly, 20 May, for WHO's inaugural Walk the Talk: The Health for All Challenge.
Hundreds of participants also visited the NCD Alliance booth at Palais de Nations in support of the Health for All vision and to browse materials promoting our Enough campaign. Notable visitors at the booth included Jamaican Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros, and Princess Dina Mired.
Members of the NCDA Board, Union for International Cancer Control, World Heart Federation, NCD Child, national and regional alliances and NGOs from around the world joined NCDA staff to form a team of more than 100 walking or running one of three routes along the streets of the city: 3 km, 5 km, and 8 km.
Also in this edition:
- Op-ed: Axelrod and Dain - A blueprint for tackling NCDs
- 2018 must be the year for action and impact on NCDs
- New report: Shaping the Health Systems of the Future
- NCD Alliance Annual Report 2017 is out!
- ADI progress report: WHO targets in jeopardy
- Diet, activity confirmed as keys to cancer prevention
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HCC Youth Advocate Shines at the WHA
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(L to R) His Excellency Bentley Gibbs, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Barbados to the UN, Daniel Alleyne, HCC/HSFB NCD Youth Advocate and Sir Trevor Hassell, HCC President
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(L to R) Priya Prakash, Founder & CEO of Health Set Go and Daniel Alleyne, HCC/HSFB NCD Youth Advocate
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(L to R) Johanna Ralston, Chief Executive of World Obesity Federation and Daniel Alleyne, HCC/HSFB NCD Youth Advocate
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With the support of NCD Child, HCC/HSFB NCD Youth Advocate Daniel Alleyne shared his journey with overweight and high blood pressure at a side event entitled Changing the Story: Creating a New Obesity Narrative, hosted by the World Obesity Foundation, the World Economic Forum, NCD Child and other partners. Daniel also be participatied in the NCD Child WHA Townhall: The Next Generation & NCDs - a conversation with Dr. Sania Nishtar, co-chair of the WHO Independent High Level Commission on NCDs. |
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HCC/HSFB NCD Youth Advocate Daniel Alleyne speaking at a
World Health Assembly side event (click/tap to play)
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Jamaica Moves Initiative Features at WHA71
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The Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton Minister of Health for Jamaica speaking at NCD Alliance side event
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The Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton Minister of Health for Jamaica speaking at a WHA71 side event
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The Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton Minister of Health for Jamaica highlighted the Jamaica Moves Campaign whilst speaking at the 71st World Health Assembly this week, he also explained how in Jamaica NCDs are a priority issue and he also discussed the public health campaign to raise awareness about health harms of sugar. |
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Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting 2018
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At the 30th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva, government representatives discussed a series of bold proposals, including 100 per cent smoke free public spaces; a 20 per cent sugar tax on drinks; immunisations for all girls aged 9-13 against cervical cancer by 2025; one-stop crisis centres for victims of gender-based violence, and the creation of a Commonwealth Evidence Base for Cancer Control; and an acceleration of universal health coverage (UHC).
UHC will help to protect Commonwealth citizens from challenges such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs) - the central focus of this year’s health summit - which currently affect more than 400 million people across the 53 member countries.
The theme of the meeting was: 'Enhancing the global fight against NCDs: raising awareness, mobilising resources and ensuring accessibility to universal health coverage’
Addressing a packed room of ministers, delegates and observers, the Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, said, “This year’s meeting enables us to focus on fully playing our part as the Commonwealth in mobilising to tackle the growing crisis of NCDs, which is causing devastation in all our member countries, and affecting with particular severity Small Island Developing States and low and middle-income countries.”
The 2018 Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting Communique can be found here |
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HCC Supports WHO Call to Action on Cervical Cancer
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Woman being screened for cervical cancer in a rural clinic, Kenya
(Photo: Jonathan Torgovnik)
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WHO Director-General has called for all countries to take action to help end the suffering caused by cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer as long as it is prevented with HPV vaccination, detected early, and managed effectively. Prevention and early treatment are highly cost-effective. Worldwide however, cervical cancer remains one of the gravest threats to women’s lives, and globally, one woman dies of cervical cancer every two minutes. This suffering is unacceptable, and cannot continue. In recognition of this, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today made a global call for action towards the elimination of cervical cancer.
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Read more about the award winning work HCC is doing on Cervical Cancer Prevention here.
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PAHO/WHO Virtual Course on Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Control
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The virtual course on comprehensive cervical cancer control is designed to promote education and training for health providers in the prevention and control of cervical cancer. The course modules are organized around the natural history of the disease, covering aspects related to primary prevention through vaccination against HPV and the detection and treatment of precancerous lesions. The course also addresses aspects of the diagnosis and treatment of invasive cervical cancer, as well as the provision of palliative care.
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Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective
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The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) Network is a leading global authority on the links between diet, nutrition and physical activity, and cancer prevention and survival. Building on the landmark First and Second Expert Reports - published in 1997 and 2007 respectively - WCRF International embarked on the Continuous Update Project (CUP). During this decade-long project, scientific research from around the world was continually added to the CUP’s unique database, which is held and systematically reviewed by a team of scientists at Imperial College London.
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The Third Expert Report, Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity and Cancer: a Global Perspective, brings together their conclusions and presents the most up to date, reliable and evidence-based cancer prevention advice currently available.
The report contains updated evidence on the links between diet, nutrition and physical activity exposures and the risk of 17 cancers organised both according to exposures, and by cancer type. The report also includes updated evidence on five cancer sites which have not been assessed since 2007 - mouth, pharynx and larynx; nasopharyngeal; lung; cervical; and skin cancers.
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World No Tobacco Day is Thursday 31 May 2018
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The Childhood Obesity Prevention Call to Action Gains Momentum Across the Region
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The call to action was this week featured in the Bahamas Tribune in an article entitled ' Cut Out The Sugar'. Non-Profit group Healthy Lifestyles Team (HaLT) of the Cancer Society of The Bahamas is advocating for a ban on the sale of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) in or near local schools. #HaLT is also calling on for regional leaders, like CARICOM Heads of Government, to enact policies and legislation that will increase taxes on those products. Read more |
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Belize Cancer Society have been increasing the awareness of childhood obesity prevention, urging young individuals to sign the #toomuchjunk call to action at the Cuban Embassy Health Symposium and education sessions to increase the awareness of Cancer in Belize
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Here are some of the latest supporters of the call to action.
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St Lucia Minister of Health, Mary Isaacs signing the call to action at the World Health Assembly
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Mrs Patricia Minnis, wife of the Prime Minister of the Bahamas has signed
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Jamaicans sign the childhood obesity prevention call to action
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Nurses sign the call to action at University School of Nursing Midwifery conference, UWI Mona
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Sugar Reduction Campaign Starting to Take Effect
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The campaign by the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, Jamaica Moves and Jamaica Ministry of Health to reduce sugar content in drinks, helping to reduce obesity, is starting to take effect.
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Advertisement in national newspapers highlighting lower sugar content
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The Belize Cancer Society Cancer Awareness Month
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Belize Cancer Society celebrating their Cancer Awareness Month with various events
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May has seen the Belize Cancer Society celebrating their Cancer Awareness Month, under the theme: Early Detection Saves lives!
During the month of May the BCS participated in numerous health outreach and community sensitization sessions on Childhood Obesity, NCD risk factors and prevention including Cancers, urging the local community to make healthier lifestyle choices in order to live longer more fulled lives. The BCS appeared on numerous local media shows, participated in health fairs, Cuban Embassy Health Symposium and education sessions to increase the awareness of Cancer and COP in Belize urging young individuals to sign the #toomuchjunk call to action. We invite one and all to join us on Saturday May 26th, 2018 as we Walk in solidarity with those who are affected by Cancers and other NCDs.
The month's activities will culminate with a walk on Saturday May 26th. The Cancer Walk is a well-established event that is held annually to create public awareness on cancer prevention and control strategies The Annual Cancer Walk is one of the largest events organized by the Belize Cancer Society. It plays a critically important role in raising awareness about cancer and in raising funds to facilitate the implementation of projects by the Society.
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The Belize Cancer Society Cancer Walk
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Call for Proposals to Help Eliminate Cervical Cancer
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Unitaid is pleased to announce a new Call for Proposals for the area for intervention: Optimizing management of coinfections and comorbidities in people living with HIV.
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Guyanese Appointed Chair of WTO Agriculture Talks - He's the First from CARICOM
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Guyana’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) John Deep Ford (right) was selected by WTO members
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Guyana’s Ambassador to the World Trade Organization (WTO) John Deep Ford has taken over as chair of that body’s farm trade talks, following his confirmation by members at a recent meeting of the Committee on Agriculture in Special Session. He is the first chair of the agriculture negotiations from a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nation since talks began in March 2000.
In addition to the ongoing negotiations on agricultural reform, Ford will also facilitate negotiations on cotton.
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Jamaica Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton Says Leadership, Cooperation Vital to Universal Health Care
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The Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton Minister of Health for Jamaica speaking
at the recent HCC/WDF Caribbean NCD Forum
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Jamaica Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton has called for greater leadership and cooperation at the regional and international levels, to enable countries, including Jamaica, to progress toward the provision of universal health care (UHC).
“With the current epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), we must also place more emphasis on prevention and health promotion through multi-sectoral partnerships and mainstreaming health in all policies. The Government of Jamaica continues to provide leadership in advocating behavioural modification, public education and moving towards regulation in order to address Jamaica's NCD epidemic,” he said.
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Driving Action to Prevent Cancer and Other Non-communicable Diseases
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A new policy framework for promoting healthy diets, physical activity, breastfeeding and reducing alcohol consumption. The prevention of cancer and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is one of the most significant public health challenges of the 21st century, requiring a whole-of-government, whole-of-society approach in response. However, countries are not taking sufficient action to meet global NCD targets.
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Almond Beach Resort Makes a Memorial Donation to Cancer Support Services
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Executive Director of CSS Jan Lynton receiving the donation from Kazarah Husbands, granddaughter of Jennifer Husbands. Also pictured are Peter Charles of Almond Beach Resort and Craig Smith, General Manager - Almond Beach Resort
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Cancer Support Services is the proud recipient of a donation from the Management, Staff and Guests of the Almond Beach Resort in memory of former staff member Jennifer Husbands and Lisa Ifill, daughter of Peter Charles, an employee of the resort, both of whom journeyed valiantly with cancer.
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Heart Foundation's High Tea ‘RED-Iates’ In Style
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The Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s annual event, Go Red for Women (pictures Shorn Hector)
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It was a sea of elegant red at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, recently, as corporate companies, sponsors, and socialites made a fashionable entrance to celebrate The Heart Foundation of Jamaica’s annual event, Go Red for Women.
The global initiative, which was originally created by the American Heart Association in 2004, to raise health awareness of heart disease and stroke in women, has been acknowledged in Jamaica for over five years and has seen scores of local ladies rallying around the worthy cause. Those in attendance walked the red carpet in fascinating and other fabulous trends, received gift bags from Hunt’s and Jergens, made themselves feel at home in Ashley Furniture Homestore’s life size living room suite and enjoyed the spirits and non alcoholic beverages from CPJ, all before entering the marvellously decorated Venetian room.
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From the HCC Archives: April & May
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More from World Hypertension Day
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May 17th was World Hypertension Day, an awareness day to support the efforts to prevent, detect and control hypertension. The theme this year was "Know your numbers", with the aim to raise awareness about high blood pressure.
Diabetes and Hypertension Association calls on St. Lucians to Walk Some More! - Saint Lucia joined the rest of the World in observing World Hypertension Day. But more than just observing the day, the Saint Lucia Diabetes and Hypertension Association wants Prime Minister Allen Chastanet to attend a United Nations high-level meeting on non-communicable diseases, under which hypertension falls. Read more
QEH Launches New Hypertension Evaluation Programme - In collaboration with the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus’ Medical Faculty, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital has launched the Hypertension Evaluation Initiative (HypE). Relations Officer, Sheldene Mayers revealed that as part of the celebrations of World Hypertension Day, which took place on Thursday morning under the theme, ‘Know Your Numbers’, the QEH Board of Managers saw it fitting to embark on an initiative which would emphasise the importance of their employees knowing their blood pressure readings. Read more
CARPHA: Don’t Dismiss Hypertension - The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is warning people not to take hypertension lightly, because it is the number-one risk factor for illness and premature death from heart disease. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is also one of the most common non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean. Read more |
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Can School Lunches be Healthy, Affordable & Delicious?
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With non-communicable diseases, childhood obesity, and hypertension on the rise in South Africa, this question is about more than just tasty morsels. Seven chef schools competed to produce a tasty lunch box.
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Key Messages From Our Publications
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HCC Advocacy Priorities for the 3rd UNHLM on NCDs Outcome Document
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Preparing CARICOM Ministries of Foreign Affairs for the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs and Beyond: a briefing note contribution from civil society
Read more
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The Caribbean NCD Forum – Technical Document: Supporting national and regional advocacy in the Caribbean in the lead up to the 3rd UN High-Level Meeting on NCDs in 2018
Read more
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The 3rd Annual Caribbean Nutrition Conference
Hosted by the Caribbean Institute of Nutrition & Dietetics (CIND) at the Hilton Barbados from June 6 - 8th, 2018
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5th Annual Medical Conference & Community Outreach Program
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CARPHA 63rd Health Research Conference
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Cancer Support Services 7th Annual Conference Survive Alive - Saturday July 7, 2018 - Registration is Now Open
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The 5th Biennial 2018 Science of Global Prostate Cancer
November 7 - 10th, 2018 at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
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Caribbean Cardiology Conference 2018
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World Cancer Conference 2018
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World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health
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