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Media Releases and Notices

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World Stroke Day 2020

28/10/2020

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National Nutrition & Obesity Week 2020

07/10/2020

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World Heart Day 2020

25/09/2020

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A Healthy Heart and a Happy Ocean

02/09/2020

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Heart Awareness Month – September 2020

30/08/2020

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Rheumatic Fever Week – All you need to know

28/07/2020

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Taking Employee Wellness to the Heart and Brain during COVID-19

02/07/2020

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31 May, World No Tobacco Day 2020: Protecting Our Youth from Industry Influence

27/05/2020

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World Health Day – Support Nurses, Midwives and all our Healthcare Professionals

06/04/2020

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Falling in Love or having a Heart Attack

30/03/2020

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Salt Awareness Week 2020

30/03/2020

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World Obesity Day – 4 March 2020

30/03/2020

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ACC.20/WCC in Chicago is Canceled

10/03/2020

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E-Cigarette Press Release

17/09/2019

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Heart Awareness Month 2019

25/08/2019

Heart Awareness Month 2019: My Heart, Your Heart and the hearts of all South Africans

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31 May, World No Tobacco Day 2019

30/05/2019

Out of the ashtray into the cloud

No form of smoking is healthy, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa supports the new proposed law to ban electronic smoking devices in South Africa. The Foundation is aligned to the position statement put out by the World Health Organization.

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Salt Report: High Level Salt Meeting 2018

16/04/2019

A report on the second high level salt reduction consultation meeting 

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Salty South Africa – Are we doing better after legislation?

11/04/2019

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WHF Agenda 5.4

25/01/2019

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

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Breakfast, the best way to start your day

02/10/2018

National Nutrition Week and Obesity Week combined theme 9 – 19 October

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Removal of refined grains from the Heart Mark Criteria

05/09/2018

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Heart Awareness Month: My Heart, Your Heart and the hearts of all South Africans

31/08/2018

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Rheumatic Fever Week: A sore throat can break hearts

01/08/2018

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Employee Wellness Week: Looking after South Africa’s workforce

04/07/2018

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World No Tobacco Day 2018: Tobacco Breaks Hearts

25/05/2018

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World Hypertension Day 2018: A focus on older adults

15/05/2018

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World Health Day 2018

05/04/2018

Universal Health Coverage: Everyone. Everywhere #HealthForAll #7April

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October: Stroke Awareness Month

23/02/2018

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Obesity – A ticking time bomb

16/10/2017

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National Nutrition Week 2017

09/10/2017

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Tobacco smoking threatens childhood development

27/09/2017

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Salty South Africa – Are we doing better after legislation?

27/09/2017

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Red cross handover

27/09/2017

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Getting smart about little hearts

27/09/2017

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Power up for Heart Awareness Month

27/09/2017

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World Heart Day 2017

25/09/2017

The Hatter Institute, the Heart and Stroke Foundation SA and the SA Heart Association joins with other member countries, to partner with the WHF initiative in calling for us all to ‘share the power’ by joining together and inspiring people in South Africa, the African region and around the globe to make the small lifestyle changes that can make a powerful difference to heart health.

RHD Media release

07/07/2017

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World Hypertension Day 2017

30/09/2016

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