Author: whf manager
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50th anniversary of the world’s first human-to-human heart transplant
From the 2-4 December an event will take place in Cape Town, South Africa to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first human heart transplant. Fifty years ago, on 3…
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Call for input: NCD Alliance advocacy priorities for the 2018 High-Level Meeting on NCDs
The 2018 United Nations High-level Meeting on NCDs (UN HLM), which will likely take place in September at the UN Headquarters in New York, will be the third High-level Meeting…
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Listen to my Heart – Patient Awareness Event in Kampala
On 1st November 2017, the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) Rheumatic Heart Disease Support Group and RHD Action – of which the World Heart Federation is a founding member – hosted…
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RHD Action Co-organizes RHD Stakeholder Meeting in Uganda
“RHD is a big problem here – it causes a lot of mortality. We have convened this meeting to find a way forward”, said Dr Emmy Okello, an interventional cardiologist…
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WHF at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, California
AHA Scientific Sessions 2017 were held in Anaheim (California), USA, from November 11–15, aiming to provide a blueprint to the future of cardiovascular science and medicine. The World Heart Federation…
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CVD prevention initiative in Patagonia, Argentina
Dr César Berenstein, a renowned cardiologist belonging to the Argentine Cardiology Society (WHF member) has recently embarked in an inspirational initiative related to CVD prevention. Since 2015 Dr Berenstein lives…
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WHF attends the 30th Mexican Congress of Cardiology
From left to right: Jesús González (substituting Pablo Kuri Morales), WHF Board Member Daniel Piñeiro, José Luis Moragrega Adame, Prakash Deedwania and Fernando Petersen The XXX Mexican Congress was held…
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Improving physical activity in children: WHF collaborates in the Children in the City programme
The majority of European children are not meeting the recommended level of physical activity, putting their health and heart at risk. The World Heart Federation conducted the “Children in the…
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RHD Action Press Release: Uganda RHD Stakeholders’ Meeting
On 2-3 November 2017 RHD Action – of which World Heart Federation is a founding member – co-organized the Uganda RHD Stakeholders’ Meeting at the Protea Hotel in Kampala, Uganda.…
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WHF attends the 43rd Congress of Cardiology in Argentina hosted by the Argentine Society of Cardiology
The Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC) celebrated its 80 years at the 43rd Congress of Cardiology in Argentina held from 19-21 October 2017. At the congress, the WHF was represented…