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WHO South-East Asia countries release the sixth annual report on monitoring progress on UHC
This is a statement made at the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee of the South-East Asia on Agenda Item 8.2: Annual report on monitoring progress on UHC and…
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Accelerating progress on prevention and control of NCDs in the South-East Asia Region
This is a statement made at the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee of the South-East Asia on Agenda Item 8.1: Accelerating progress on prevention and control of NCDs,…
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Implementing the Global strategy on digital health in the WHO African Region
This is a statement made at the 71st Session of the World Health Organization RCM for the AFRO Region on Agenda item 14: Framework for implementing the Global strategy on…
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World Heart Day 2021 is live!
As the world struggles to fight COVID-19, we’ve never been more aware of the importance of our and our loved one’s health. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the world’s number one…
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World Congress of Cardiology 2022 will be held in Brazil
The most important event in cardiology returns to Rio de Janeiro after 24 years; the last time WCC came to South America was in Argentina, 2008 The event, which will…
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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 disease that affects more than 39 million people worldwide – as many…
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PHFI announces eLearning courses 2021-2022 on health promotion and tobacco control
Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 eLearning courses of the Health Promotion Division at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). PHFI is a public-private initiative that has collaboratively…
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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 world”, concluded this week, with Member States adopting more than 30 resolutions and decisions on…
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Taking a stance on cholesterol to curb heart disease
Cholesterol – that waxy substance that is a type of blood fat or lipid – is mostly made by our own bodies and the rest, we get from food. Our…
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WHF announces new conflict of interest policy on tobacco
On World No Tobacco Day, the World Heart Federation has launched a new initiative to address tobacco industry interference in science and research. Tobacco remains the single largest preventable cause…