Author: whf manager
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Global Hearts Initiative partner organizations meet in Geneva
In March 2018, representatives from agencies supporting the Global Hearts Initiative to Reduce Heart Attacks and Strokes, including the World Heart Federation, met in Geneva to discuss progress and opportunities…
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Exciting 2018 campaign launched by the Inter-American Society of Cardiology “For the American heart”
The Inter-American Society of Cardiology (SIAC), as a result of specific instructions of its member Societies, has drawn up a strategy destined to the Community. Its clear purpose is to…
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The World Heart Federation and the Philippine Heart Association hold Cholesterol roundtable in the Philippines
On 3-4 March, the World Heart Federation and the Philippine Heart Association convened a multi-stakeholder group of experts and speakers in cardiology, neurology and family medicine to identify roadblocks to…
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Accelerating Solutions to Hypertension Management in Kenya
On 21 March, the World Heart Federation and our member the Kenya Cardiac Society held a roundtable on Accelerating Solutions to Hypertension Management at the Crowne Plaza in Nairobi. The…
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1st African Heart Network Meeting will be held in Tunisia
The African Heart Network will host its first meeting on 29-31 March in Sousse, Tunisia, in collaboration with the Tunisian Heart Foundation. This meeting is an international symposium focusing on…
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WHF participates in the ACC Scientific Sessions
The World Heart Federation participated in the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions in Orlando (Florida), USA, this past 10-12 March, where top experts from around the world came…
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‘Nursing Now’ campaign launched
The International Council of Nurses (ICN), a member of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, recently helped launch the Nursing Now campaign, a three-year global initiative which aims to raise…
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Special Session on CVD and tobacco at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health
The World Heart Federation and World Health Organization hosted a Special Session at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health on Friday, which focused on the important link between cardiovascular disease (CVD)…
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Tobacco Atlas 2018 launched at World Conference on Tobacco or Health
The sixth edition of the Tobacco Atlas, published by the American Cancer Society, was launched last week at the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health in South Africa, on a…
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A call to action on World Kidney Day!
As the incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease escalates, investing in preventive measures on a governmental level and educating the public and the medical community has never been more important. To…