KMC partners with NICVD and Ferozsons to illuminate NICVD, national monuments on Heart Day
WHO statistics reveal that over 200,000 people die of cardiovascular diseases every year in Pakistan, making heart disease the single biggest killer. To raise awareness and promote heart-healthy activities, the Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and NICVD, the country’s leading institute for cardiovascular diseases, partnered with leading pharma company Ferozsons Laboratories Limited to light up Karachi, the city of lights, in red.
As a Prelude to World Heart Day itself, NICVD will commence celebrations on the night of September 28 in a special ceremony wherein the presence of leading cardiologists of the country, the building will be illuminated. The lighting of the institution is meant to honor the endless sacrifices of the medical community and cardiac hospitals which continue to work tirelessly through the pandemic to combat cardiovascular diseases, despite the risk to medical professionals and frontline healthcare workers across the country. National heritage and other important sites including the Frere Hall, Teen Talwar, Markaz e Islami, and KMC tower will be illuminated on World Heart Day (September 29) to signify that the citizens of Karachi and the nation stand with the medical fraternity to work towards reducing the burden of cardiovascular diseases in Pakistan.
Murtaza Wahab, Administrator of Karachi, will lead a walk from Shahrah-e-Faisal to the NICVD where he will conduct a joint press conference with the leadership of the Institute to create awareness about heart health and the measures the public can be taken to prevent heart disease. To mark the event, Wahab said “We want to thank our heart health heroes for their extraordinary care for patients even during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cardiologists and medical professionals from all fields won the hearts of the nation by putting patients first, despite personal dangers posed to them by the virus. This is an act of bravery and heroism, and this campaign is our small way of thanking our healthcare heroes and contributing towards their awareness efforts against heart disease, the country’s deadliest silent killer.”
Mr. Osman Waheed, CEO of Ferozsons thanked Administrator KMC Mr. Murtaza Wahab, DC Central Karachi Mr. Taha Saleem, Prof. Nadeem Qamar, Prof. Khawar Kazmi, and the team at NICVD, for highlighting the importance of preventive care on the occasion of World Heart Day.
Article source: https://nation.com.pk/28-Sep-2021/kmc-partners-with-nicvd-and-ferozsons-to-illuminate-nicvd-national-monuments-on-heart-day