Author: whf manager
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The World Heart Federation and Access Accelerated join forces for Cardiovascular Health
The World Heart Federation has partnered with leading international health consortium Access Accelerated (AA) in our efforts to strengthen cardiovascular health and care. The aim of this partnership is to…
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Today is Rare Disease Day!
About Rare Disease Day Rare Disease Day is a globally celebrated date established to bring a greater awareness to uncommon conditions. In Europe, a disease that impacts fewer than 1…
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WHF attends meeting of Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines and Products
Last week, WHF CEO Jean-Luc Eiselé and World Hypertension League President Daniel Lackland attended a meeting of the Coalition for Access to NCD Medicines and Products, a PATH initiative dedicated…
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Emerging Leaders faculty member speaks at the NCD Alliance forum
Dr. Monika Arora, Executive Director of HRIDAY, Additional Professor at PHFI, and Emerging Leaders faculty member, participated in the Second Global NCD Alliance Forum held at Sharjah from 9 -11…
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Adapting the World Heart Federation Roadmaps in India
The adaptation of the World Heart Federation (WHF) Roadmaps in India is based on the frameworks established by three of the Global CVD Roadmaps: Secondary Prevention, Hypertension and Tobacco Control.…
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Lancet publishes study on inequalities in the use of secondary prevention of CVD
The latest edition of the Lancet (March 2018) includes a study entitled ‘Inequalities in the use of secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease by socioeconomic status: evidence from the PURE observational…
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CVD champion Dr Sania Nishtar will co-chair WHO Commission on NCDs
The World Heart Federation is thrilled to announce that CVD champion and former WHF board member Dr Sania Nishtar will be serving as a co-chair on the newly announced World…
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The Heart Foundation of Jamaica calls for tax on sugar-sweetened beverages during Heart Month
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), a member of the World Heart Federation, has joined several other countries in celebrating Heart Month this February. In line with this year’s theme…
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Emerging Leader Salim Virani to speak at ACC Scientific Sessions
Salim S. Virani, MD, Ph.D., from our 2017 Emerging Leaders cohort, is an Associate Professor in the Cardiovascular Research Section at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He will…
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WHF African Summit summarized in the European Heart Journal
The European Heart Journal, the official general cardiology journal of our members the European Society of Cardiology, has published in its latest edition an article summarizing the WHF African Summit,…