'Every Beat Matters': Awareness Campaign on Heart and Circulatory Resuscitation
An awareness campaign on how to perform heart and circulatory resuscitation was launched at the Capital Mall in the capital.
Translated by Qiyas from الراي — Original source
The Sabah Al-Ahmad Heart Center, in collaboration with the Kuwait Heart Association, launched today, Thursday, the awareness campaign on heart and metabolic diseases under the slogan “Pulse… Every Beat Matters” at The Avenues Mall for two days. The campaign aims to educate citizens and residents on how to perform cardiac massage and resuscitation in cases of sudden cardiac arrest.
Dr. Khaled Al-Mulla, a heart consultant and head of the Sabah Al-Ahmad Heart Center at Al-Amiri Hospital, told the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the campaign seeks to raise public and patient awareness about the concept of metabolism and its direct relationship with heart health. He noted that metabolism is affected by diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and cholesterol, which are key factors that collectively exacerbate heart diseases.
He pointed out that the groups most at risk are those who have these risk factors or follow unhealthy lifestyles, emphasizing that managing these conditions requires regular follow-up in specialized clinics.
Dr. Al-Mulla clarified that the campaign serves as a preliminary step ahead of the Third Annual Conference on Heart and Metabolic Diseases, scheduled to be held in Kuwait next Saturday, with participation from a distinguished group of doctors and specialists from various Gulf Cooperation Council countries and European nations.
Dr. Al-Mulla stressed the importance of primary prevention through regular physical activity and adopting a healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of heart disease and protect against its complications.
For his part, Dr. Rashid Al-Awesh, Secretary General of the Kuwait Heart Association, emphasized the importance of spreading health awareness and training in life-saving techniques and cardiac resuscitation. He noted that heart diseases are the leading cause of death globally and account for approximately 42 percent of total deaths in Kuwait.
He mentioned that the Association consistently strives to implement community and field activities, adding that the Ministry of Health has recommended providing defibrillators and cardiac resuscitation equipment in various shopping malls across the country to enable rapid intervention and save emergency cases.
He called on members of society to adopt a healthy lifestyle and exercise for at least 30 minutes a day, five days a week, affirming the role of sports in strengthening the heart muscle, lowering cholesterol levels, and preventing heart attacks.
