In line with the worldwide campaign for women’s cardiovascular health awareness on February 1, St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City together with the top designers in the Philippines will be joining the Wear Red Day campaign. This will involve the St. Luke’s Heart Institute, together with the Women’s Heart Health Unit (WHHU) which they will showcase the red a dress exhibit featuring the collections of Avel Bacudio, Frederick Peralta and Renee Salud that will be displayed at the William H. Quasha Pavilion (main lobby) of SLMC-GC.
Aside from the exhibit there will be an intimate dinner at the Piano Lounge with members of the Heart Institute and dedicated supporters of heart health awareness from the private, business and entertainment community. The said Wear Red Day on Feb 1 was initiated by the American Heart Association (AHA) in 2003 to encourage women to pay more attention to their cardiovascular health.
Based from the statistics gathered by AHA, coronary heart disease is the no. 1 killer of women aged over 25, but only 13% see it as a serious threat. They created the first Friday of February to be the Wear Red Day which aside from wearing red, the campaign encourages everyone to commit themselves in combating the disease. And here in the Philippines, Department of Health (DOH) lists diseases of the heart and diseases of the vascular system as the number 1 and 2 causes of female mortality in the country.
To know more on how you can take part of the Wear Red Day, contact Ms. Ly Pascua of St. Luke’s Heart Institute at (632) 7897700 ext. 2000/2010.
