Consultation of a doctor and a coupon for tests as a gift: the marathon “Keep the heart healthy” is held in Brest

Raising public awareness of the risks of cardiovascular disease, promoting a healthy lifestyle, conducting primary free screening. Today, September 29, in the central department store of Brest, the republican marathon “Keep the heart healthy” is held, which is timed to the World Heart Day. The event was organized by the Belarusian Union of Women with the support of the Ministry of Health. Anyone can participate, reports sb.by.

There is a health center on the first floor of the department store. Here, medical professionals conduct an initial consultation on the basis of a questionnaire developed by specialists of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center "Cardiology" of the Ministry of Health of Belarus, measure blood pressure, weight and not only. Then all the data is entered into a special memo, which each patient receives along with the recommendations. For example, Irina Kirchuk in Brest through — lives in Ivatsevichy. Visiting the mall, she willingly joined the “Keep Your Heart Healthy” marathon:

The benefits of such events are huge, because a person may not have paid attention to some moments, but got here and realized that you need to take care of your health, you need to be checked more seriously. As they say, health is the summit to which everyone must rise on their own. We all need to take care of our health and, if necessary, immediately contact the doctors. They'll tell and help.

And the participants of the marathon as a gift are given a coupon for taking a cholesterol test in one of the private laboratories. It is valid until October 2.

- Today is World Heart Day, which is why we are holding this event. Now diseases of the circulatory system occupy a leading position both in morbidity and mortality. Therefore, prevention is very important. We strive to ensure that all people take care of their health, to pay attention to the appearance of even the smallest symptoms. We carry out systematic and more expanded actions – we visit organizations and enterprises, says Irina Melnik, Deputy Chief Physician of the Brest Regional Clinical Hospital for Cardiology, Chairman of the primary organization of the HSF institution.