Author: whf manager
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ACC.20/WCC in Chicago has been cancelled
After careful consideration, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the ACC’s Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC) scheduled to take place March 28-30, 2020 in…
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Celebrating 15 years of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Yesterday the world marked the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The FCTC remains the first and only international treaty…
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Preventing COVID-19 spread in poor areas
5 March 2020, Geneva/Cape Town The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic started late December in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and has since spread to 87 countries and territories in the…
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Tiny Hearts of Maldives pilot new physical activity programme for schoolchildren
In September 2019, Tiny Hearts of Maldives piloted a physical activity circuit for children in kindergarten and Grades 1 to 2 in a school of Male’ City. The Activity Circuit,…
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Meet our Emerging Leaders: Xinyi Leng, 2018
What led to your interest in medicine? Xinyi: I’ve obtained a MBBS (2009) and a Master’s degree in Clinical Medicine (2011) from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, and received two-year…
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Increasing awareness of the cardiovascular consequences of obesity
The World Heart Federation (WHF) and the World Obesity Federation (WOF) have joined forces to highlight the importance of recognizing obesity as one of the main drivers of cardiovascular disease…
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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 many of these diseases can be prevented and the suffering from their…
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Recommendations for the CVD community in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
On 31 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus, now called COVID-19, a global public health emergency. While public officials and healthcare professionals strive to treat and…
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NCD Alliance and BBC StoryWorks launch new short documentary series “Turning the Tide”
26 films from 24 countries depict the global struggle of affected communities against the NCD epidemic Tuesday 11 February 2020 (Sharjah UAE). –The series of short documentaries, launched today at…
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World Heart Federation official journal, Global Heart, goes open access
The World Heart Federation has announced that its official journal, Global Heart, will be available for free online as of January 2020, with no need for a subscription. Previously published…