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The health needs of women are being overlooked. It's time to bring this injustice to a halt 

A child waits in his pram while his mother participates in an aerobics class at the gymnasium of a sports center in Cartago, east of San Jose July 10, 2012. More than 300 people participate in aerobics program organized by a local committee, with the objective of reducing heart disease, obesity and sedentary lifestyle of the population of Cartago, according to program director Ivonne Martinez. REUTERS/Juan Carlos Ulate (COSTA RICA - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) - RTR34T2M

For decades, heart disease was considered a “man’s illness”, despite the facts telling a different story Image: REUTERS/Juan Carlos

Nancy Brown
Chief Executive Officer, American Heart Association
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