Author: porrite
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WHF Roundtables in Zambia, Bangladesh, Portugal and Senegal
WHF has been working closely with WHF Members in Zambia, Bangladesh, Portugal and Senegal to convene Roundtables during the last month. The Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation brought together key…
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Emerging Leaders Programme 2023: Applications are now open
Applications are now open for the Emerging Leaders Programme 2023, which will focus on digital health across cardiovascular diseases (such as Coronary Heart Disease, Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension). Now in its ninth…
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New WHF Board begins two-year term
The World Heart Federation is delighted to welcome the new WHF Board 2023-24. The Board is composed of Daniel Piñeiro (Argentina) as President, John Kelly (Australia) as Vice President,…
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Six commitments to advance towards the elimination of Chagas disease as a public health problem
On September 23, 2022, the members of the Chagas Disease Clinical Research Platform[1] and the Global Chagas Coalition[2], attending the 10th Meeting of the Chagas Platform in Bogotá, Colombia, agreed…
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World Heart Grants 2022: Afghanistan NCD Alliance
Last October, the Afghanistan NCD Alliance celebrated World Heart Day by organizing a series of events attended by representatives of the Ministry of Public Health, NCD Department, National Cancer Control…
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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 century, according to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), American Heart Association…
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World Heart Highlights 2022
Dear friends, The World Heart Highlights 2022 are here! They provide a quick overview of our joint achievements and give us many reasons for hope in what is coming next.…
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UHC Day: Ensuring equitable access to quality cardiovascular health services for everyone everywhere
On 23 September 2019, world leaders adopted the first United Nations Political Declaration on Universal Health Coverage at the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The…
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Five ingredients for better heart health
More than 500 million people live with cardiovascular disease (CVD), and more than 18 million succumb to it each year. Cardiology keeps progressing with improved diagnostics such as imaging, genetics,…
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Casting a lifeline to hearts in need
Established in 1951 with its headquarters in Albany, Georgia in the southern USA, The Mended Hearts, Inc. (MHI) is the world’s largest cardiovascular patient support network with a membership that…