© Acting for the hearts of women – The Bus of the Heart of Women will be in Bobigny the first three days of July.
Victim of a criminal fire in June 2023, the Bus of the Heart of Women will return to Bobigny From July 1 to 3, for a symbolic and essential stage of its fifth season of Cardiovascular disease screening. You should know that “Cardiovascular diseases are the first cause of mortality of women in France, killing a woman every 7 minutes“.
4,000 private donors to revive the bus
During the night of June 28 to 29, 2023, the Foundation vehicle Act for the hearts of womenhis caravan and all the on-board medical equipment-electrocardiographers, echo doppler, mini-laboratory, visual supports-had been destroyed by the flames. But the mobilization was not expected: 4,000 private donors raised 300,000 euros in a few weeksallowing the bus to hit the road in September.
“This mobilization has also tightened links with all private partners to act for the hearts of women who have redoubled their commitment to fight against the first cause of mortality of women in France and in the world“Said the Act for the hearts of women.
Thanks to this solidarity, the Foundation was able to improve its itinerant system, now reinforced by two additional structures: the Mobile medical housefor consultations, and Exploration Houseoffering more privacy for technical exams. She also launched a new program, Women’s heart daysdeployed in more than 50 health establishments across the country.
A public health and territory issue
Since 2021, the Bus du Coeur has already detected Nearly 17,000 women in 61 stages. And the figures speak for themselves: 90 % women examined presented at least Two cardiovascular risk factorset almost half also accumulated gyneco-obstetric risks.
“Emergency, because they are progressing again and again in women, affected more and more young people. First cause of mortality with 200 deaths per day in France or 76,000 per year, 8 in 10 deaths could however be avoided with ad hoc prevention“said the Foundation.
This stage in Bobigny will take place on the Place Yitzhak Rabin et Yasser Arafat. Registered women will benefit from a full 10 -step route : Metabolic assessment, gynecological and cardiological interviews, electrocardiogram, ultrasound of arteries, among others. A team of local professionals -General practitioners, midwives, cardiologists, nurses-will be mobilized during the three days.
A citizen event, at the heart of the neighborhoods
In parallel with screening, a Health & Well-Being Village will bring together a Twenty local associations Working in prevention, support and fight against discrimination or violence against women.
And inaugural speech will take place on Tuesday July 1 at 11:30 amin the presence of Mayor of Bobignyof the co -founders to act for the hearts of womenof the Director of Avicenne Hospital one you President of the CPTS Bobigny-Bondy.
