Author: whf manager
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Statement on the EU-led Draft Resolution on Strengthening WHO Preparedness and Response to Health Emergencies
As Members of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, the International Diabetes Federation, the International Society for Nephrology, the World Heart Federation and the World Stroke Organization thank you for…
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Meet Your Heart Doctor: connecting health professionals with CVD patients
Last year, the Kenya Cardiac Society (KCS) launched the “Meet your Heart Doctor” campaign with the support of the World Heart Federation through the World Heart Grant Programme. The initiative…
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Call to Heads of State of the African Union to Ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty
Over 40 leading organizations who represent patients, product development partnerships, youth groups, researchers and industry, are urging Heads of State and Government to ratify the African Medicines Treaty in order…
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Leading cardiovascular organizations call for urgent action to reduce air pollution
Geneva (28 January 2021) – Air pollution is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Long-term exposure to air pollution…
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WHO Executive Board 148: Keeping CVD at the center of the global health debate
These strong words from Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, may best summarize the 148th Executive Board of the WHO: “The world is on the…
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Addressing substandard and falsified medical products at #EB148
This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 10: Substandard and falsified medical products by members of the Fight the Fakes Alliance.…
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Addressing non-State actors involvement in WHO’s governing bodies at #EB148
This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 22.1 by the World Heart Federation and Members of the Global Coalition. Honourable…
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Addressing social determinants of health at #EB148
This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 16: Social determinants of health (Document EB148/24) by the World Heart Federation and…
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WHF welcomes WHO’s resolution on Oral Health at #EB148
This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda Item 6: Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the…
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Addressing Diabetes as a Public Health Concern at #EB148
This is a statement made at the 148th session of the WHO Executive Board on Agenda item 6: Draft Decision on Addressing Diabetes as a Public Health Concern by the…