Accelerating Universal Health Coverage: Prioritizing NCDs and Sustainable Financing for Equitable Health Systems
Agenda Item 6. Universal Health Coverage This constituency statement was coordinated by NCD Alliance and endorsed by the…
New WHF Policy Brief: Navigating the crossroads of tobacco use, cardiovascular disease and the COVID-19 pandemic
The unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have significant and lasting impact on society. Even today,…
Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease, and Long COVID: Insights from WHF Study Presented at ESC Congress 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted early the critical importance of understanding the virus’s impact on various organ systems, including…
2022 Emerging Leaders cohort: CVD and Infectious diseases
The 2022 Emerging Leaders Seminar took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina and brought together a team of Emerging…
Strengthening health emergency preparedness and response in the WHO South-East Asia Region
This is a statement made at the 75th Session of the World Health Organization RCM for the SEARO…
Strengthening WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies: WHF Update
From the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been deeply involved in…
Addressing emergency preparedness at WHA74 special session
This is a statement made at the 74th World Health Assembly Special Session (29 November – 1 December…
Addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in the Western Pacific Region
This is a statement made at the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific Region…
Accelerating Health Emergency Preparedness and Response in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
This is a statement made at the 68th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean…
Global Coalition for Circulatory Health calls for major investment in circulatory health to help prevent the next pandemic
In a new Position Paper, Preventing the Next Pandemic: The Case for Investing in Circulatory Health, the Global…
Building resilient health systems in the region of the Americas
This is a statement made by the World Heart Federation, CLAS Coalition for Americas’ Health, and NCD Alliance…
Strengthening public health emergency preparedness and response in the EURO Region
This is a statement made at the 71st Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the EURO Region…
Unique study on COVID-19 and heart disease sheds light on low- and middle-income countries
Geneva (29 August, 2021) – More than 4,000 patients from at least 22 countries are participating in a…
Highlights from the 74th World Health Assembly
The 74th World Health Assembly (WHA74), under the theme “Ending this pandemic, preventing the next: building together a healthier, safer and fairer…
How can data help us defeat the world’s biggest killer?
COVID-19 has made everyone – even the most skeptical – realize how data, digital technology, and AI are…
Addressing circulatory health and COVID-19 at #WHA74
This is a statement made at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly on Agenda item 17:…
Achieving herd immunity must be fair and fast
WHF position statement on COVID-19 vaccination underscores urgency and priority With at least 200 countries battling the COVID-19…
Coalition of International NGOs call for Equitable access for vaccines and treatment during COVID-19 pandemic
Around the world, governments are struggling to find ways to work together and control the spread of COVID-19.…
WHF urges massive worldwide vaccination against COVID-19
The World Heart Federation (WHF) joins the global health community in welcoming the roll-out of approved COVID-19 vaccines,…
The diabetes-heart connection and the threat of COVID-19
More than 400 million people are already living with type 2 diabetes and the number is rising on…
COVID-19 could worsen outcome for those with “forgotten” or neglected diseases
Geneva/Rio de Janeiro (13 October 2020) – The impact of COVID-19 on people with underlying health conditions, particularly…