Author: whf manager
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First Meeting of WHF RHD Taskforce
In 2017, the World Heart Federation contacted our global membership to ask for their input and comments on the role of WHF in the prevention, control and elimination of Rheumatic…
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WHF attends UN Interactive Hearing on NCDs
On 5 July, the President of the UN General Assembly and the World Health Organization (WHO) convened an interactive hearing with non-state actors as part of the preparatory process for…
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A new cohort of Emerging Leaders 2018: Breaking barriers in care for Stroke patients
At the Duke Kunshan University, just outside Shanghai China, a team of emerging leaders working in the field of Stroke came together to challenge current practice in the patient care…
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WHF participates in the XXVIII South American Congress of Cardiology hosted by our members the South American and Peruvian Society of Cardiology
The World Heart Federation (WHF) participated actively at the XXVIII South American Congress of Cardiology (Cardiosur 2018), hosted by our members the South American and Peruvian Society of Cardiology in Lima,…
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WHF welcomes the American Heart Association’s new President and Board Members
The World Heart Federation would like to congratulate the newly-elected board members of our member-partners the American Heart Association, including President-Elect Dr Robert A. Harrington, and welcome Dr Ivor Benjamin…
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2018 Emerging Leaders convene at Duke Kunshan University in China
In the 5th cycle of the Emerging Leaders Programme, which is growing stronger each year, the WHF new cohort of Emerging Leaders from 18 countries have come together this week…
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WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Awards – Western Pacific Region: Professor Hu Dayi, Chinese Association on Tobacco Control, People’s Republic of China
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is delighted to congratulate Prof Hu Dayi, president of our member the China Heart Federation on his WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 award for…
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WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Awards – Region of the Americas: Dr Eduardo Bianco, Coordinador Regional para las Americas de la Framework Convention Alliance (FCA), Oriental Republic of Uruguay
Dr Bianco receiving the WHO World No Tobacco Day award for the Americas Region The World Heart Federation (WHF) is delighted to congratulate our close collaborator Dr Eduardo Bianco,…
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WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Awards – African Region: Professor Fastone Mathew Goma, University of Zambia School of Medicine, Zambia
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is delighted to congratulate Prof Fastone M Goma, founding President of our member the Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation on his WHO World No Tobacco…
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WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 Awards – European Region: British Heart Foundation, United Kingdom
Thea Emmerling (Head of the EC’s tobacco control Unit), Luminita Hayes (WHO), John Maingay (BHF), Christian Buşoi (MEP) The World Heart Federation is delighted to congratulate our member partner,…