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Through collaboration with international partners, the American Heart Association works to bring science to life through the creation of programs and campaigns that support the World Health Organization’s goal of reducing premature deaths from non-communicable diseases by 25% by 2025 and help reduce the international burden of cardiovascular disease and stroke.

With programs targeting women, children, hospital care improvement to bystander CPR – the AHA works from many angles, with many partners, across many countries to address the issue of non-communicable diseases and help save more lives.


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