Author: whf manager
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International Women’s Day 2018
Today is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, as well as a global call to action for accelerating gender equality.…
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World Heart Federation attends the 9th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart Association
From 1-3 March 2018, the World Heart Federation were pleased to attend the 29th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart Association in Riyadh, and to have the opportunity to meet…
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WHO publishes HEARTS Technical Package modules
Today the World Health Organization (WHO) published the six modules that make up the HEARTS technical package, a WHF-supported initiative which provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health at…
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World Heart Federation attends CardioEgypt 2018
The World Heart Federation (WHF) was delighted and honoured to attend the 45th Annual International Congress of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology “CardioEgypt 2018”, one of the largest cardiovascular meetings…
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Announcing the 2018 Emerging Leaders cohort
The 2018 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 17 countries across 5 continents, has been announced. The Emerging Leaders Programme was created by the World Heart Federation to form and…
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WHF Executive Committee meets in Brussels
The World Heart Federation Executive Committee met in Brussels, Belgium on 1-2 March, kindly hosted by the European Society of Cardiology. The main topic of discussion was the review of…
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WHF pledges support for #QuitBigTobacco initiative
The World Heart Federation has pledged not to work with agencies that work with Big Tobacco, and encourage our members to do the same. We support the #QuitBigTobacco initiative, which…
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WHO announces Civil Society Working Group for UN High-level Meeting on NCDs
The World Health Organization has announced the members of the Civil Society Working Group on the third UN High-level Meeting on NCDs, which will take place later this year. The…
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U.S. House of Representatives introduces CVD Resolution
On 27 February, following vigorous advocacy efforts from our members and partners the American Heart Association, New Jersey Representative Chris Smith introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives…
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E-learning courses from the Public Health Foundation of India
Emerging Leaders faculty member and Director of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) has shared with us two e-learning courses that may be of interest to Emerging Leaders and…