5.7M
people die from CVD every year in the Western Pacific
Cardiovascular disease is the number one cause of death in the Western Pacific, accounting for nearly 40% of all deaths.
The region is also home to the world’s largest burden of rheumatic heart disease, which remains a major health issue in low- and middle-income countries in the Western Pacific Region, as well as among Indigenous communities in Australia and New Zealand.
CVD is the number one cause of death in the region
82,000
people die from rheumatic heart disease every year in the region
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Positioning Health as a Foundation for Social and Economic Development
This constituency statement was led and delivered by NCD Alliance, with contributions from the World Heart Federation, under agenda item 26 – Economics of Health for All – at the 158th session of the WHO Executive Board. Distinguished delegates, We welcome WHO’s strategy on the Economics of Health for All. The strategy rightly positions […]
Noncommunicable Diseases
Advancing Well-Being through Action on the Determinants of NCDs
This constituency statement was led and delivered by the World Heart Federation under agenda item 23 – Well-Being and Health Promotion – at the 158th session of the WHO Executive Board. This statement is delivered by the World Heart Federation on behalf of… World Stroke Organization (WSO) International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) International […]
Noncommunicable Diseases
Leaving No One Behind: Integrating NCDs into Health Emergencies and Humanitarian Settings
This constituency statement was led and delivered by the World Heart Federation under agenda item 16 – WHO’s Work in Health Emergencies – at the 158th session of the WHO Executive Board. This statement is delivered by the World Heart Federation on behalf of… World Stroke Organization (WSO) Global Alliance for Tobacco Control (GATC) International Society […]
Noncommunicable Diseases
Strengthening Primary Healthcare as a Foundation for NCD Prevention and Care
This constituency statement was led and delivered by NCD Alliance, with contributions from the World Heart Federation, under agenda item 10 – Primary Healthcare – at the 158th session of the WHO Executive Board. Distinguished delegates, Primary health care can deliver over 90% of the interventions needed to achieve UHC, making it central to the […]
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