Author: whf manager
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Positioning Circulatory Health in Universal Health Coverage: The Case for Hypertension Control
On 22 May, the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health held a side event on the margins of the 71st World Health Assembly to advocate for circulatory health and hypertension control…
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WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 awards
Every year, WHO recognizes individuals or organizations in each of the six WHO Regions for their accomplishments in the area of tobacco control. This recognition takes the form of WHO…
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Tobacco is responsible for more than one in ten deaths caused by cardiovascular disease
The theme of WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 on 31 May is: “Tobacco breaks hearts, choose health and not tobacco” Smoking is associated with around 7 million global deaths…
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World No Tobacco Day 2018: Framework Convention Alliance (FCA) and WHF joint press release
World No Tobacco Day 2018: Turning the Spotlight on Tobacco and Heart Disease Ottawa/Geneva, May 31, 2018 – Most people are familiar with the warning that tobacco use is harmful…
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WHF President Elect Karen Sliwa and other NCD experts meet the members of the Department of Health in South Africa
Front row, left to right: Pamela Naidoo, Liesl Zühlke, Pricilla Reddy, Sadiyha Singh Back row, left to right: John Anthony, Karen Sliwa, Itumeleng Setlhare On Monday 14th May members of…
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Impressive report of the campaign #ConoceTusNúmeros (#KnowYourNumbers) for World Hypertension week in the Americas
The Inter-American Society of Cardiology (SIAC) through its community council SIAComunidad launched a health promotion campaign called “Por el corazón de América” (“For the Heart of America”) in April. We…
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Philips signs a seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia’s first specialized Cardiac Care Center with the Ethiopian and Dutch governments
First of its kind project for Philips will deliver a complete hospital solution for state-of-the-art diagnosis and treatment of cardiac diseases The new Cardiac Care Center is set to address…
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Special Recognition Awards for World No Tobacco Day by the WHO
Dr. Carissa F. Etienne with the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez Washington, D.C., 25 May, 2018 (PAHO / WHO) — The President of the Oriental…
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World Hypertension Day initiatives from the Argentine Foundation of Cardiology
The Argentine Foundation of Cardiology is an entity geared towards the community in order to perform research in tasks and education. Its current President Dr. Jorge Tartaglione has emphasis the…
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BREAKING NEWS: Governments Adopt a Global Resolution on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease at the World Health Assembly
Following years of campaigning and advocacy from the RHD community, we are delighted to announce that on Friday 25 May, Member States of the World Health Organization unanimously adopted a…