Most children have zero access to life-saving cardiovascular care, says new report from World Heart Federation
GENEVA, 16 May 2026: Over 90% of children in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) live in paediatric heart…
Advancing Integrated Care for Cardiovascular Disease and Multiple Long-Term Conditions
Taking action on homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a rare inherited condition that causes dangerously high levels of LDL cholesterol from…
Data at the Heart: A new World Heart Podcast series
The World Heart Federation is thrilled to announce the launch of a new podcast series called Data at…
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…
Revolutionizing CVD Data: Introducing the all-new World Heart Observatory
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new and enhanced World Heart Observatory – your go-to global…
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…
World Heart Federation welcomes landmark decision to include polypill in WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
Following a concerted campaign by cardiovascular health advocates, led by the World Heart Federation, the World Health Organization…
Shining a light on rare cardiovascular diseases
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide, affecting millions of people every year. While many…
NCD Academy Launches new Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health course
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) today released the latest NCD Academy course, Health Equity and Social…
World cardiology leaders call for global action to reinvent randomised clinical trials
Sophia Antipolis, 16 December 2022: The current model for randomised clinical trials must be redesigned for the 21st…
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…
Cholesterol risks and remedies: A Roadmap to improve cardiovascular health
Increasingly, evidence is equipping us with ways to manage our blood cholesterol levels that can mitigate or prevent…
WHF Call for nominations: Committees and Expert Groups
Following the adoption of our new Policies and Procedures on Committees and Expert groups (Section III) by the…
The powerhouse potential for health through the World Heart Observatory
The World Heart Federation (WHF) drives heart health globally, committed to improving everyone’s access to care. WHF has…
Unlocking data for better health
The Novartis Foundation (NF) is committed to leveraging the power of data to improve population health and the…
World Heart Observatory aims to advance knowledge and improve health
GENEVA, 1 February 2022 – A one-stop source of data and knowledge to inform policy and inspire action…