Go Red For Women
 
 
Heart disease and stroke is the world’s No.1 killer of women claiming the lives of more women each year than any other disease. In Singapore, 1 in 3 women dies from heart disease and stroke.
However, the 2009 Go Red For Women Survey revealed that only 9% of Singaporean women knew that heart disease and stroke is their number one killer.
Go Red For Women (GRFW) is an international movement started by the American Heart Association and later adopted by other World Heart Federation member countries. The Singapore Heart Foundation launched the Go Red For Women campaign in 2005 to bring home heart health messages to women in Singapore.
The campaign aims to empower women – who are the gatekeepers to the family’s health – with the right knowledge and tools so that they can take better care of their hearts and their families.
Let’s see what is in store for Go Red for Women 2012:
8 Mar 2012
Deutsche Bank Singapore will be working with SHF to raise awareness of heart disease. All Deutsche Bank staff are encouraged to wear red on 8 Mar 2012 (International Women’s Day). Deutsche Bank will match donations to staff who are dressed in red and the money raised will be used to provide treatment for underprivileged women suffering from cardiovascular disease.
17 Mar 2012
A cooking demostration cum workshop will be held at Si Chun Dou Hua Restaurant @ UOB Plaza. The workshop aims to educate women on the importance of healthy living, cooking and eating. There will be three chefs doing the demostration and at the end of the programme, we will have a talk by the nutritionist. Basic health screening will also be done for all the participants.
8 Apr 2012
A Go Red for Women Symposium will be held at NUHS Auditorium. Usng a holistic approach to highlight the five multi-disciplinary aspects of taking care of our heart, this will allow attendees to understand how and what they can do to improve their heart health.
4 May 2012

Go Red for Women Charity Gala Dinner is our biggest fundraising event of the year. It will be held at Capella and aims to rally women and their supporters (family and friends) to promote and disseminate SHF’s heart health messages.
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