From Declarations to Implementation: Bold Measures to Reduce the Cardiovascular Burden
This statement was delivered by Dr. Bente Mikkelsen, Chair of the WHF Advocacy Committee, under agenda item 6…
Addressing Pollution to Protect Cardiovascular Health: A Call for Urgent Action on Lead and Air Quality
This statement was delivered by the World Heart Federation under agenda item 18.1 – The impact of chemicals,…
Healthy Lungs and Heart for Life at the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health
Healthy Lungs and Heart for Life at the WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health In March…
Acting on Pollution for Better Cardiovascular Health
Agenda Item 20: The impact of chemicals, waste and pollution on human health This statement was delivered by…
Report warns cardiovascular disease in Africa is a “time bomb waiting to explode”
More air pollution monitoring and research across Africa is urgently needed to avoid cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) overtaking infectious…
Framework for resilient and sustainable health systems in the WHO European Region 2025-2030
This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth…
5th International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: Let’s call for urgent global air pollution and health action
Statement by the Global Youth Strategy (GYS) on Air Pollution and Climate Health, supported by the World Heart…
Discussing climate change, pollution and health at EB154
This is a statement delivered by the World Heart Federation at the WHO Executive Board Meeting (EB145) on…
WHF Welcomes COP28 Agreements
This year’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – more commonly…
WHF at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference
Our Policy and Advocacy Manager Kelcey Armstrong-Walenczak is bringing us updates from the ground at the United Nations…
Addressing the health impacts of air pollution at #WHA76
This is a statement led by the World Heart Federation at the 76th World Health Assembly on Agenda…
WHF joins WHO and 200 other health organizations to call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The international scientific consensus is clear: to protect the health and lives of present and future generations we…
WHO Global Strategy on Health, Environment and Climate Change 2020−2030 in the South-East Asia Region
This is a statement made at the 75th Session of the World Health Organization RCM for the SEARO…
Addressing air pollution in the WHO African region
This is a statement made at the 72nd Session of the World Health Organization RCM for the AFRO Region on…
A call for strengthening climate change education for all health professionals
This is an open letter to universities and all education stakeholders from the WHO-CS Working Group to advance…
Addressing climate change in the Western Pacific Region
This is a statement made at the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region…
Global health community calls for climate action ahead of COP26 to avert “biggest health threat facing humanity”
GENEVA (11 October 2021) – The World Heart Federation has joined a global call to action for governments to…
On the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, the World Heart Federation calls for global action to mitigate the negative impacts of air pollution on people’s health
GENEVA (7 September 2021) – The World Heart Federation (WHF) has developed a new policy brief aimed at…
Heart and lung organizations urge World Health Organization to publish Global Air Quality Guidelines
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) and thirteen partner organisations have written to the World Health Organization (WHO) to call on WHO…
Argentine Society of Cardiology: A Healthy Heart in a Healthy Environment
Guest post: Dr. César Berenstein, Argentine Society of Cardiology Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death…
Leading cardiovascular organizations call for urgent action to reduce air pollution
Geneva (28 January 2021) – Air pollution is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and a major…