Author: whf manager
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WHF urges massive worldwide vaccination against COVID-19
The World Heart Federation (WHF) joins the global health community in welcoming the roll-out of approved COVID-19 vaccines, a ground-breaking scientific achievement with health and social benefits. Millions of doses…
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New WHF Strategy 2021-23: Cardiovascular Health for Everyone
Cardiovascular health concerns every living person in the world. From hereditary conditions to lifestyle habits, such as smoking, and societal and environmental contexts, such as air pollution and sedentary systems,…
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World Heart 2020: beating CVD, facing COVID-19
Dear Friends, A year like no other is behind us. The entire world – our governments, economies, and societies – has been tested like never before in our lifetimes. Faced…
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Universal Health Coverage Day: a call to action from the Global Coalition
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death worldwide. They constitute a significant threat to global development, with 75% of related deaths happening in low- and middle-income countries. In…
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Taking action for women’s cardiovascular health in Colombia
Women in communities of African descent are more likely to live in poverty and lack access to health care, as well as to suffer from overweight, obesity and hypertension –…
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Announcing the World Heart Awards 2020 winners
WHF is thrilled to announce the winners of the World Heart Awards, which celebrate organizations and individuals who have gone above and beyond in their quest to fight cardiovascular disease…
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Heart Talks: 6 key lessons on the future of the cardiovascular workforce
Between 8 October – 19 November 2020, the World Heart Federation challenged public health experts from policymaking, international organizations, academia, and the private sector, as well as health providers working…
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Professor Pekka Puska recognized with WHF Lifetime Achievement Award
Geneva (30 November 2020) – WHF Past President Prof Pekka Puska has been awarded with the 2020 WHF Lifetime Achievement Award for his remarkable contribution to the mission of the…
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4.6 million lives could be saved by 2030: A conversation with the authors of the Lancet report on NCDIs among the poorest billion
Last month, the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission published a groundbreaking report on noncommunicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) among the world’s poorest people. The report highlighted the fact that non-communicable diseases &…
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Announcing the World Heart Photography Competition
WHF has launched a Photo Competition aimed at highlighting the challenges that people around the world face because of cardiovascular disease (CVD), as well as the actions that people are…