Africa Knowledge Management Portal
Informing health decisions and actions
Avoiding Heart Attacks and Strokes Dont be a victim Protect yourself
Global Health Security Capacities
Non-communicable diseases and risk factors
Description
Every year, about 12 million people throughout the world die of a heart attack or a stroke. These diseases affect the poor as well as the rich. Most people think that they are diseases of middle-aged men. The truth is that both men and women suffer from heart attacks and strokes. Women are much more at risk after menopause.