Emerging Leaders Programme

Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme

Shaping the Future of Cardiovascular Health

The WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme was created to 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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Join our growing global community of CVD experts and advocates. Applications for the Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme 2025 are now closed.

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“Reasons to apply to join the Emerging Leaders Programme? Fantastic peers, mentors and networks. Reasons not to? None. Join a growing community of early-career professionals focused on global approaches to CVD prevention.”

Prof Amitava Banerjee, WHF Board Member 2025-2026 & Emerging Leader 2014

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Emerging Leaders Programme 2026: Applications are now open

The World Heart Federation (WHF) has announced details of the Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme 2026, which will take place from 29 November to 3 December 2026 in Florence, Italy. The programme will be hosted by the Menarini Foundation at its House of Sciences in Fiesole. The 2026 seminar will focus on integrated care for […]

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2025 Emerging Leaders cohort announced

The 2025 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 25 countries across 5 continents, has been announced The World Heart Federation created the WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme 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, established by […]

Emerging Leaders Programme 2025: Applications are now open

Applications are now open for the Emerging Leaders Programme 2025, which will focus on leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with an emphasis on Implementation Science. Now in its eleventh year, the WHF Emerging Leaders Programme provides training and networking opportunities in cardiovascular health policy and implementation research for healthcare practitioners, […]

2024 Emerging Leaders cohort announced

The 2024 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 21 countries across 5 continents, has been announced The World Heart Federation created the WHF Salim Yusuf Emerging Leaders Programme 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, designed by […]