Sign the Petition

Demand a cardiovascular action plan to save lives

I call on all elected officials to put a heart action plan in place and defeat the world’s biggest killer.

Facing up to the reality of cardiovascular diseases

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s number one killer. Combined, conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels – such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure – kill more than 20.5 million every year.

Current efforts to address cardiovascular disease at a national level are not working. The number of deaths continues to rise, while economies are impacted more and more. Direct healthcare costs and indirect costs related to lost productivity cost the global economy hundreds of billions of dollars every year.

We must act now to insist that national governments and health ministries make cardiovascular health a priority. Because the statistics are terrifying: 500+ million people are affected by cardiovascular disease, it kills more people than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined, and 80% of related deaths are preventable.

What you can do

Sign the petition and designate your country of residence so we can alert governments around the world that people demand change in cardiovascular healthcare.

Raise awareness

Raise awareness of the campaign to ensure that everyone (including leaders) knows the terrifying statistics and understand that they can do something about it!

Vote YES for hearts

Our message is simple: Your signature has the power to save lives.

VOTE YES FOR HEARTS.

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s number one killer. It kills more people than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory disease combined. Conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels – such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure – claim more than 20.5 million lives each year.

Current efforts to combat cardiovascular disease at a national level are failing almost everywhere in the world.

Yet 80% of premature deaths are preventable. And leaders have known this for decades.

A cardiovascular health plan acts as a strategic tool reducing premature deaths from heart disease and stroke, while also cutting healthcare costs and productivity losses, saving hundreds of billions of dollars annually worldwide.

Sign the petition to send a powerful message to leaders that a heart action plan is necessary to prevent cardiovascular disease and protect communities from the world’s biggest killer.

“Everyone, including policymakers, should know that a solution is in their vote.”

Promoting a unified effort between government and society effectively reduces the burden of cardiovascular disease.

A million signatures sends a strong message to urge leaders make a bold political declaration at the United Nations High-level Meeting on Non-communicable Diseases in 2025.

Together we can get there!