World Heart Connect
Our new platform for virtual events, live and on-demand.
World Heart ConnectIn line with our mission to stimulate and promote the exchange of information, ideas and practices across borders, we offer a range of opportunities for people of all backgrounds to develop their skills and increase their knowledge of cardiovascular conditions and risk factors.
Emerging Leaders Programme
The WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme provides training and networking opportunities in cardiovascular health policy and implementation science for healthcare practitioners, researchers, and global health advocates.
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NCD Academy is an on-demand certificate programme which provides training on noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention and management for primary care providers. NCD Academy equips clinicians, nurses and community health workers with the knowledge they need to effectively manage NCDs in their communities. Available online and completely free, it features a growing suite of online certificate programmes on all the major NCDs, including cardiovascular disease and stroke.
Learn moreHeart to Heart
Inviting conversation to change our ways and beat CVD
Heart-to-Heart is a series of debates which bring together expert voices from different sectors and disciplines around the world. As the leader of the global heart community, we want to open a conversation about changing our ways as societies and individuals to beat cardiovascular disease. And as CVD continues to be the biggest cause of death on the planet, it’s the world’s most urgent conversation to have.
Learn moreMeet & Share Workshops
Open to all WHF Members, our virtual Meet & Share Workshops provides a unique opportunity for experts, CEOs, influencers, managers, and leaders of foundations, societies and associations across all continents to come together and share experiences, showcase successes and discuss challenges in combating heart disease around the world.
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Accelerating Action on Stroke Through a WHO Resolution
This constituency statement was led and delivered by the World Stroke Organization, with contributions from the World Heart Federation, under agenda item 12.4 – Universal Health Coverage – at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly. The World Stroke Organization, welcomes the Resolution on Reducing the Burden of Stroke as an important opportunity to advance global […]
Stroke
From Declaration to Implementation: Strengthening Circulatory Health in NCD Responses
This constituency statement was led and delivered by the International Society of Nephrology, with contributions from the World Heart Federation, under agenda item 12.1 – Noncommunicable Diseases – at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly. Distinguished Delegates, We speak on behalf of a constituency committed to advancing action on circulatory health—an integrated approach to cardiovascular […]
Noncommunicable Diseases
Turning NCD Commitments into Action: Delivering on the 2025 Political Declaration
This constituency statement was led and delivered by NCD Alliance, with contributions from the World Heart Federation, under agenda item 12.1 – Noncommunicable Diseases – at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly. Distinguished delegates, The 2025 Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health raised the level of ambition at a time when the epidemiological shift toward […]
Prioritizing Cardiovascular Health and NCDs in Emergency Settings
This statement was delivered by Prof. Julie Redfern, WHF Board Member, under Agenda Item 14.1 – WHO’s Work in Health Emergencies – at the Seventy-Ninth World Health Assembly. Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, People Living with Noncommunicable Diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease, face significant challenges in emergency settings due to strained health systems and disrupted services. […]
Noncommunicable Diseases
