Author: whf manager
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Celebrating our Heart Heroes 2019: Dr Ali Shafeeq
On World Heart Day, we’re celebrating Heart Heroes … people from all walks of life who have shown commitment, courage, empathy and care in relation to heart health. Dr Ali Shafeeq is a Senior…
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Interview with Sandeep Kishore on WHO’s new Essential Medicines List
On July 9, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their core guidance documents on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable…
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Report from WHF-IDF event on CVD in people with diabetes now available
“CVD is silent. People must be educated and talk to their doctors.” This is one of the key messages that Stela Prgomelja, an international health advocate and person living with…
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This World Heart Day … Be a Heart Hero
World Heart Day 2019 (WHD) focuses on creating a global community of Heart Heroes… people from all walks of life who are acting now to live longer, better, heart-healthy lives by making a…
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Meet our Emerging Leaders: Elvis Ndikum Achiri, 2016
What led to your interest in preventive medicine, who or what motivated you, what were the challenges you’ve been through. Many people both home and abroad call me doctor, but…
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Interview with Mariachiara Di Cesare on WHO’s new Essential Medicines List
On July 9, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their core guidance documents on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritize highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable access for…
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WHO launches new report on the global tobacco epidemic
Many governments are making progress in the fight against tobacco, with 5 billion people today living in countries that have introduced smoking bans, graphic warnings on packaging and other effective…
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NOACs and fixed-dose combination antihypertensive medications added to WHO Essential Medicines List
On July 9, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their core guidance documents on medicines and diagnostic tests to address health challenges, prioritise highly effective therapeutics, and improve affordable…
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WHF and partners call on UN Secretary General to reject proposal for a “more nuanced” relationship with tobacco industry
Secretary General Antonio Guterres United Nations, S-233 New York, NY 10027 Dear Secretary-General Guterres, On behalf of the members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, we are writing to…
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Meet our Emerging Leader: Shiva Raj Mishra, 2017
What led to your interest in preventive medicine, who or what motivated you, what were the challenges you’ve been through. Shiva: I am from Nepal, a small landlocked country located in…