Emerging Leaders Projects

The Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme was created by the World Heart Federation to form and develop a long-term cadre of experts who collaborate, research, and act to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally.
15 Projects
39 Countries
119 Emerging Leaders

BP-HOME Monitor

Raised Blood Pressure 8 Team Members Spanning 6 countries

The BP-Home Monitor project aims to assess the barriers, facilitators and context for home blood pressure (BP) management in low- and middle-income countries.

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CARDIOMAPPS

Secondary Prevention 7 Team Members Spanning 7 countries

The CARDIOMAPPS project aims to identify obstacles and facilitators of the use of evidence-supported medications for the secondary prevention of CVD.

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CLUBMEDS

Access to Essential Medicines 8 Team Members Spanning 5 countries

An Emerging Leaders project focused on improving access to and adherence to essential cardiovascular medicines in low-resource settings.

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EASY

Stroke 7 Team Members Spanning 6 countries

An investigator-initiated, evaluator-blinded, prospective, multicentre, before-and-after, effectiveness-implementation hybrid design study to assess the feasibility of essential acute stroke care in low resource settings.

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EQUI-MEDS

Raised Blood Pressure 8 Team Members Spanning 5 countries

The EQUI-MEDS project aims to catalyze global debate about the Physico-chemical equivalence of generic anti-hypertensive medicines available in retail outlets in Nigeria.

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FACTC

Tobacco 7 Team Members Spanning 7 countries

The FACTc project aims to help policymakers establish sustainable mechanisms to fund and accelerate the comprehensive implementation of the WHO Framework Convention of Tobacco…

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GLO-PRO

Access to Essential Medicines 9 Team Members Spanning 8 countries

The GLO-PRO project aims to conduct a situation analysis of policy processes for cardiovascular disease (CVD) essential medicines (ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, statins & aspirin)…

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GOALPoST

Stroke 9 Team Members Spanning 8 countries

The GOALPoST Study aims to establish robust evidence on the efficacy and safety of NOACs versus VKAs in preventing stroke worldwide.

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HAVE-CVD-MeDs

Access to Essential Medicines 7 Team Members Spanning 7 countries

HAVE CVD MeDs is an Emerging Leaders project focused on improving access to essential medicines for cardiovascular disease.

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IMPLEMENT CESSATION

Tobacco 9 Team Members Spanning 6 countries

The Implement Cessation project aims to understand the facilitators and barriers to delivery of selected tobacco cessation interventions by healthcare providers in healthcare facilities…

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KOMPLY

Tobacco 9 Team Members Spanning 8 countries

This project aims to communicate the level of compliance with the indoor 100% smoke-free law in bars and restaurants in Kampala, Uganda to the…

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PISCO

Raised Blood Pressure 8 Team Members Spanning 6 countries

The PISCO project aims to develop a dynamic online library of NCD policies and actions to coordinate and track progress towards 25×25 goals, with…

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REPs

Stroke 7 Team Members Spanning 6 countries

REPs would help in developing a white paper for China and India on strategies for harmonizing, developing and managing the rehabilitation workforce for not…

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TakeMeds

Secondary Prevention 9 Team Members Spanning 7 countries

The overarching goal of the TakeMeds program is to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD) through the increased use of evidence-based, secondary-prevention…

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WikiMeds

Secondary Prevention 7 Team Members Spanning 5 countries

The WikiMeds project aims to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of WikiMeds as a strategy for addressing the known barriers to the use of…

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