THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION APPEALS FOR WALES BUSINESSES TO JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST HEART DISEASE

Companies across Wales are being encouraged to help beat
heart disease in the local area by joining forces with the British
Heart Foundation (BHF) – Europe’s largest funder of heart and
circulatory research.

Heart and circulatory disease kills nearly 160,000 people in the UK
each year, stealing them away from families and loved ones. In Wales
alone, close to 9000 lives are lost to heart and circulatory disease
and around 375,000 currently live with the burden of these devastating
conditions

The BHF is calling on organisations across the region to help end
this devastation by supporting the charity’s lifesaving work and
becoming an official charity partner. Companies can also play a vital
role in helping the BHF create a nation of lifesavers. By training
staff in how to perform lifesaving CPR, local businesses can empower
colleagues with skills they need if someone suffers a cardiac arrest.

Joshua Guy, BHF Fundraising Manager for South East Wales, said:
“Heart disease is heartless. Too many lives are lost in Wales each
year, and we’re determined to do everything we can to keep more
families together.

“We urgently need more funds to help end the devastation caused by
heart disease, which is why we’re calling on the support of companies
– large and small – across the region. Every pound raised through
partnerships will help make a difference to the millions living with
the terrible burden of heart disease.”

BHF research has helped halve death rates from heart and circulatory
disease over the past 50 years, but there is still a long way to go.
Through the public’s generosity the BHF will fund half a billion
pounds of new research by 2020.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW THE BHF WORKS WITH CORPORATE PARTNERS, AS
WELL AS HOW YOUR BUSINESS CAN GET INVOLVED, VISIT
WWW.BHF.ORG.UK/HOW-YOUR-COMPANY-CAN-HELP