Walking for 2019 World Heart Day

More than 1,000 people participated in the event. On this occasion, the Vietnam National Heart Institute also measured blood pressure and gave advice about heart health and gave free medicine to hundreds of people.

Each year, about 17 million people around the world die from cardiovascular disease. It's one of the fastest-growing non-infectious diseases and is the leading cause of death in the world.

However, each person can reduce their risk of getting a cardiovascular disease by up to 80% if they have a healthy diet.