2015 World Heart Day:Ghanaians urged to adopt heart healthy lifestyle
Ghana joined the world on Saturday to mark the 2015 World Heart Day with a call on citizens to adopt healthy lifestyle by making healthy choices no matter where they live in order to reduce the risk of heart diseases and stroke. This year’s event was observed in Accra on September 26 at the Efua Sutherland Children’s Park with lots of activities including health walk, work out and fitness sessions, health checks, blood donations and public talks and exhibition. It was on the theme: 'Heart healthy environments'. The day started with a 2-hour health walk exercise early in the morning with over 500 youths including students, health experts, Civil Society Groups and the media in action. The participants walked through the main streets in front of the Black Star Square, making it through the principal streets in Osu before crossing over through the Ako Adjei interchange route leading back to the Efua Sutherland’s Park where they finally converged t