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Kanu Nwankwo Leads Hundreds For World Heart Day Health Walk in Ghana
Hundreds of Ghanaians recently participated in a health walk through some principal streets of Accra as part of activities for the 2019 World Heart Day.
It was led by renowned former Arsenal and Nigeria footballer, Nwankwo Kanu and Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Dr Lawrence Serebour.
The 4.8-kilometre walk started from the KBTH through Lavender Hill to Mamprobi Post Office road and back to the starting points where participants engaged in aerobic exercise.
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There was free health screening as well as education on heart and chronic diseases for the participants which included both the young and the aged. Medications were also given free of charge to them.
Themed “Be a heart hero” the walk was organised by the National Cardiothoracic Centre to create awareness on the need for frequent medical check-up.
Addressing the participants, Dr Serebour said more than 17 million people died annually from cardiovascular diseases which included heart and stroke.
Nwankwo Kanu, who is the founder of Kanu Heart Foundation, urged athletes to visit health centres frequently for medical check-up.
He stressed that “exercising is good but frequent check-up reveals one’s health status.”
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