World Heart Federation Declares 2026 the Year of Neglected Cardiac Diseases
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is placing neglected cardiac diseases at the centre of the global cardiovascular agenda in 2026,…
WHF and Heart Foundation of Australia to Host 2nd World Congress on RHD in Perth, 2026
The World Heart Federation (WHF), together with its member the Heart Foundation of Australia, is proud to announce that Perth…
A Global Milestone: WHO Launches New Guidelines To Combat Rheumatic Heart Disease
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is excited to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially released…
Addressing Social Determinants of Health at EB154
This is a statement delivered by the World Heart Federation at the WHO Executive Board Meeting (EB145) on…
Announcing the new WHF Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Today, at the first World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease in Abu Dhabi, the World Heart Federation is…
Calling attention to the burden of NCDs in children at UNGA78
This is a statement made at the Pan American Health Organization during the 78th General Assembly of the United…
World Heart Federation Partners with Philips Foundation to Provide Half a Million Children at Risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease with Access to Life-Saving Early Detection
Geneva/Singapore July 19, 2023: The World Heart Federation (WHF) and Philips Foundation announced today a ground-breaking partnership to…
Colours to Save Heart engages community leaders in Maputo, Mozambique
Throughout the month of October, our partners in Mozambique organized a series of community outreach activities in the…
Colours to Save Hearts programme: First-Year Report
In 2019, WHF designed an easy-to-print colouring book. It is a fun, educational resource that allows children to…
The Beat of Change: Celia’s Story
Rheumatic fever is a neglected disease that, if left untreated, develops into the life-threatening rheumatic heart disease (RHD).…
Colours to Save Hearts: Raising awareness of RHD in Maputo, Mozambique
In March 2022, WHF organized a site visit to Maputo, Mozambique, as part of the Colours to Save…
Ending Rheumatic Heart Disease is achievable if we put our heads and minds to it
This editorial was authored by WHF Director of Policy and Advocacy Jeremiah Mwangi and was first published in…
The role of patient support groups in the prevention and management of RHD
Guest post: Christine Katusiime, RHD Patient Support Group-UHI The RHD Patient Support Group in Uganda was started in…
WHF launches a new partnership to help end Rheumatic Heart Disease
Geneva. 15 June 2021. Major health groups have joined forces to combat a largely ignored but preventable heart…
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…
Addressing the burden of rheumatic heart disease at #WHA74
This is a statement made at the 74th session of the World Health Assembly on Agenda item 16: Committing…
WHF film about RHD in Mozambique wins special prize at the Health for All Film Festival
Our film The Beat of Change: Rheumatic Heart Disease in Mozambique, which tells the story of a young…
The cost of saving lives: a step forward in the elimination of Rheumatic Heart Disease
A first of its kind study about the cost and benefit of investment in the prevention and management…
Prevention and Management of RHD in the African Union: Interview with Prof Karen Sliwa
Interview on “The Investment Case for the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in the African Union…
Prevention and Management of RHD in the African Union: Interview with Dr Gene Bukhman
Interview on “The Investment Case for the Prevention and Management of Rheumatic Heart Disease in the African Union…
WHF releases two short films on hypertension and RHD in partnership with BBC Storyworks
Non-communicable diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes account for 70% of all deaths. But…