World Heart Federation

GLOBAL LEADERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE HEALTH – PROFS K. SRINATH REDDY AND SALIM YUSUF – POISED TO DO BATTLE AGAINST THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE KILLER

28.01.2013 09:49

GLOBAL LEADERS IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE HEALTH – PROFS K. SRINATH REDDY AND SALIM YUSUF – POISED TO DO BATTLE AGAINST THE WORLD’S NUMBER ONE KILLER

Geneva, 28 January 2013 – The election of two of the world’s leading experts in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and control has given the World Heart Federation powerful leadership, and a strategic advantage, in ensuring commitments made by governments to reduce non-communicable disease (NCD) deaths by 25 per cent by 2025 are delivered on. CVD accounts for about one-third of deaths worldwide and are the leading cause of deaths and disability. Prof. Srinath K. Reddy, MD, DM, MSc took over as President and Prof. Salim Yusuf, DPhil, FRCPC, FRSC as President Elect, effective as of 1 January. 

Immediate Past President, Prof. Sidney C. Smith Jr, MD said “I am honored to have led the World Heart Federation during one of the most exciting periods in the history of CVD health. Guiding the success of the World Congress of Cardiology and participating in the United Nations High-Level Meeting on the Prevention and Control of NCDs in 2011, together with Heads of State, to help shape the global health agenda were particular highlights of my presidential term. The organization could not be handed over to more capable hands. Professor Reddy is recognized internationally as a global thought leader on issues associated with public health and CVD, and is a highly respected CVD leader in India. While Professor Yusuf born in India and now of Canada, is the second most read and talked about scientist in the world in a ranking by Science Watch.  Professors Reddy and Yusuf’s thought leadership and pioneering approaches to CVD science and its direct application to health policies will strongly position and enable the World Heart Federation to combat the world’s number one killer – CVD – which causes 17.3 million deaths each year. Their expertise will lead to new strategies, not simply follow existing approaches.” /.../