Between 14 October and 22 November, the World Heart Federation challenged health professionals on the frontlines, policymakers, academics, and health advocates to “Act on Obesity” as part of its 6th World Heart Summit.
Following five global and regional webinars and an in-person Summit in Mombasa, Kenya, convened under the leadership of Profs Liesl Zuhlke and Amam Mbakwem, several key learnings emerged on, including that we cannot address obesity without addressing its socio-economic, environmental and commercial determinants, and that we must involve people living with NCDs so they can speak about their needs and promote patient rights. In Africa, obesity is an emerging health crisis. WHF brought the World Heart Summit to Africa for the very first time on 22 November, in a special edition of the event that focused on obesity and cardiovascular disease. The Summit was followed by the joint 15th PASCAR and KCS Congress, under the theme ‘Advancing Cardiovascular Care in Africa through Collaborative Research and Training’. |