The success of our collaborative actions relies on our local relays and our Ambassadors.

Three months after his arrival at Agir pour le Cœur des Femmes, Christopher Albano, Prevention Manager, takes stock of the situation and looks ahead to the future.

Tell us your first impressions...
Very positive! They confirmed what I thought: Agir pour le Coeur des Femmes is a well-honed organization with a particularly demanding level of professionalism. I was familiar with the Bus du Cœur, having brought it to Saintes when I was part of the hospital management team. But integrating Agir showed me just how much all the actions and communications carried out are by no means the fruit of chance, but rather the concrete result of mature reflection and collective work based on real expertise!

What were your priorities?
First and foremost, to set up Women's Heart Day. Moving from an idea to concrete realization and operational production. Creating the screening kits, producing all the documents, finding a logistician capable of delivering the kits to the host establishments... All the while managing a tight schedule to ensure that the first edition in Marseille was a success. And we did it! It's a first small victory.

We're continuing the work begun with the Women's Heart Bus, with the same objectives, but greater organizational flexibility, making the action more accessible to potential organizing partners. We have also been working on the territorial coverage of our Ambassador healthcare professionals. The success of our collaborative actions depends on our local relays and our Ambassadors. I have worked hard to make this possible.

What are the prospects for Women's Heart Day?
With an economic model that draws on existing resources, both human and material, and adapts to the constraints of the host structure, we're aiming for broad development, to bring cardiovascular prevention within reach of all women who need it.

What are the first appointments?
First of all, we have five initial experimental Days in March, in Marseille, Nouméa, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Saintes and Wallers-Arenberg near Valenciennes. They will help us to finalize an organization, which we hope will be the best, both for patients and for the healthcare professionals who support us.

Are you already planning other Journées in 2024?
We're in the process of building ten more between May and November. In particular, we'll be in Brignoles, Metz, Pessac and Gap. We're not forgetting Overseas France, and we're already working on the 2025 schedule, which should include a Women's Heart Day in Guadeloupe and another in Martinique.

What is your vision of the partnerships to be developed with healthcare establishments in the field of prevention?
They can no longer be just care centers, but go beyond that and strengthen their preventive care. A hospital must be a global player in public health. We have a role to play in supporting them in their prevention initiatives, because an external player is sometimes useful in mobilizing internal energies. We're there to create momentum and provide organizational support.

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