Joining World Heart Day 2021 is not just a celebration for Sanofi, but more like hoping that they could reach more people and spread awareness about heart diseases and stroke. Sanofi recognizes that this is a unique time especially when the world is still under a pandemic but knowing and learning what steps to do about having a healthy heart is what matters.
"It's heartbreaking to see those with comorbidities battle a critical to severe form of the virus- forcing them to put their lives on hold, be isolated from family, friends and people who matters most to them," said Amal Makhloufi Benchouk, Sanofi Philippines Country Lead.
Statistics have shown that 7 out of 10 people are diagnosed with hypertension, and 2 out to 10 hypertension patients die. Sanofi continues to respond to the challenge of dealing with comorbidities during this time, by emphasizing the need to address the lack of awareness and limited access to cardiovascular disease management.
"Cardiovascular Disease remains the number 1 killer in the world, resulting in about 18.6 million deaths worldwide and over 520 million people globally living with cardiovascular disease that has been affected by the pandemic," continued Benchouk.
Sanofi's mission has led them to create the Empower Hypertension Program, which aims to deliver awareness, prevention, and management to patient. The program provides enlisted patients with free coaching sessions led by nurse educators to arm them with information that tackles myths and facts about the disease, among others.
Sanofi has also partnered with Omron, a leading medical electronics company, to extend a 20% to 25% discounts to patients, encouraging them to procure the technology in order to monitor their blood pressure regularly.
Sanofi remains committed to its mission to promote hypertension management at the early stages and to inspire individuals to take control of their own health.
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