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GENEVA, 27 March 2025: Millions of lives—and billions in healthcare costs—are at stake due to one critical but often ignored issue: failure to follow treatment plans. The World Heart Federation (WHF) warns that non-adherence to medication, lifestyle recommendations, and overall healthcare plans is fuelling preventable hospitalizations, worsening health outcomes, and straining healthcare budgets worldwide. To […]

Healthy Lungs and Heart for Life at the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health In March 2025, Healthy Lungs and Heart for Life will be in Cartagena, Colombia, as part of the WHO Second Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health. This conference will bring together international experts, policymakers, healthcare professionals and local communities to […]

Can we change the future of heart health? Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for nearly one-third of all deaths globally, affecting hundreds of millions of people each year. Yet while its impact is widespread, it is not uniform. Disparities in access to care, prevention, and treatment mean that certain communities face worse outcomes. Despite this, […]

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, […]

Agenda Item 22 – Climate Change and Health This constituency statement was led and delivered by the World Heart Federation, on behalf of 10 organisations, at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board. Constituency Statement This statement is made by the World Heart Federation on behalf of the Global Alliance for Tobacco Control, […]

Agenda Item 20: The impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, We thank the Director-General for the report and applaud Member States for their recognition of pollution as a risk […]

Agenda Item 14: Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, We thank the Director-General for the report, highlighting both progress and gaps in efforts to implement the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s […]

FTFA Statement | 156th WHO Executive Board 2025 This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation, on behalf of the Fight the Fakes Alliance, at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation, supported by the Fight the Fakes Alliance, welcomes the independent evaluation of […]

Agenda item 15 – WHO’s Work in Health Emergencies This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board   Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, We thank the Director-General for the report. People Living with Non-communicable Diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease and diabetes, face significant challenges in emergency […]

Agenda Item 7: Follow-up to the political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation at the 156th session of the WHO Executive Board Honourable Chair, Distinguished delegates, Diabetes is a leading cause of stroke, […]

Agenda Item 6. Universal Health Coverage This constituency statement was coordinated by NCD Alliance and endorsed by the World Heart Federation at the 156th Session of the WHO Executive Board Distinguished delegates, Global crises such as COVID-19 and climate change provide strong motivation for governments to take action, and yet progress on the SDGs, […]