The World Heart Federation works to deliver reliable knowledge on the global burden of cardiovascular disease, and information on how it can be managed and prevented in communities around the world.
Global Heart Journal
Our open-access journal, Global Heart, provides a forum for dialogue and education on the prevention, treatment and control of cardiovascular disease worldwide, with a special focus on low resource settings. It publishes research results, points of view and educational material on CVD-related issues.
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Global Study on COVID-19 and CVD
In order to better understand the intersection between cardiovascular disease and COVID-19, the World Heart Federation embarked on a global study which aims to better describe cardiovascular outcomes and identify cardiovascular risk factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19.
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Emerging Leaders Programme
The WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme was created to form and develop a long-term cadre of experts who collaborate, research and act to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular disease globally. The Programme, developed by Dr Salim Yusuf in 2014, provides training and networking opportunities in cardiovascular health policy and implementation science for healthcare practitioners, researchers, and global health advocates.
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World Congress of Cardiology
From 1950 to today, the World Heart Federation’s World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) has been a key event on the cardiovascular calendar, offering a global perspective on cardiovascular health and bringing together thousands of cardiology professionals from all over the world, with the common goal of reducing the global burden of cardiovascular disease.
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CVD Roadmaps
Our Roadmaps are designed and developed by international teams of experts who together identify challenges and offer solutions on specific topics impacting cardiovascular mortality. They can serve as models for regions and countries to develop their own Roadmaps and create or update their national non-communicable disease action plans. They offer a framework to bring together stakeholders with the objective of determining, prioritizing and implementing solutions to reduce premature CVD deaths in any context.
Atrial Fibrillation
Chagas Disease
Cholesterol
CVD in People Living with Diabetes
Digital Health in Cardiology
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Secondary Prevention
Tobacco Control
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CVD Scorecards
Our CVD Scorecards are designed to track and measure the national response of governments to CVD and monitor progress on implementing CVD prevention and management programmes. They provide a core set of indicators which allow us to understand the epidemiological situation in a country, evaluate the status of CVD programmes, identify policy gaps, and help prioritise advocacy for particular policies or programmes.
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Report warns cardiovascular disease in Africa is a “time bomb waiting to explode”
More air pollution monitoring and research across Africa is urgently needed to avoid cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) overtaking infectious diseases as the leading cause of death on the continent according to a new report. Experts from the Universities of Edinburgh and Essex, working in collaboration with the World Heart Federation, warn that a lack of monitoring […]
Air Pollution
Health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience in the WHO European Region 2024-2029
This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE AGENDA ITEM 10 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The European Heart Network and World Heart Federation applaud WHO and its […]
Pandemic Preparedness
Framework for resilient and sustainable health systems in the WHO European Region 2025-2030
This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE AGENDA ITEM 9 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The European Heart Network and World Heart Federation applaud WHO and its […]
Air Pollution
Climate Change
Climate change, the environment and health
WHF was represented by Dr. E. Ulysses Dorotheo, our Tobacco Expert Group member for WPRO, at the Seventy-Fifth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE WESTERN PACIFIC AGENDA ITEM 14.3 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation applauds WHO and its […]
