Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven joins British Heart Foundation (BHF) scientists and heart patients to hear how research is helping to save and improve the lives of the millions of people affected by heart disease.
AT the event in Westminster, Simon spoke with heart patients and BHF-funded researchers to learn more about the latest research projects, the hope they offer to people with heart conditions and why government support is vital.
There are an estimated 8,420 people in Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven living with heart and circulatory disease, and seven million people across the UK. It causes a quarter of all deaths in the UK.
Simon said: “Heart disease is a devastating condition that affects thousands of people across Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven. But with the public’s support, charities like the BHF are able to fund some of the world’s leading researchers, who work tirelessly to find the next major breakthrough that could help save more lives.”
“If we are to continue making great strides in heart research both the public, including people in Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven and the Government need to support our brightest scientists.”
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