Author: whf manager
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Iconic landmarks turn red for World Heart Day
Today, CVD is responsible for claiming 17.5 million lives a year By 2030 this is expected to rise to 23 million. Globally, 1 in 10 people aged 30-70 die prematurely…
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A message from our President a week away from World Heart Day
David Wood, President, World Heart Federation talks about the global importance of World Heart Day and how vital our members are in supporting this increasingly powerful campaign.
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WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor
18 September 2017 | Geneva/New York – Governments must step up efforts to control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to meet globally agreed targets, including preventing the premature deaths of millions of…
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The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) awarded the prestigious QCI-DL Shah Platinum Award
Left to Right: Professor D. Prabhakaran, Professor K. Srinath Reddy, Shri. Baijayant Panda, Honourable Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri. Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog and Dr Sandeep Bhalla, Programme…
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WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat’s statement on the launch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
The Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) notes the launch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World, led by a former official of the World…
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New global coalition will boost access to medicines and products for chronic diseases
The coalition, led by PATH, brings together multisectoral partners to reduce the toll of noncommunicable diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. New York, September 18, 2017—A multisectoral partnership today…
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Women’s EURO 2017 campaign pictures
Heart flag at the semi final Austria – Denmark Breda Heart flag at the semi-final in Enschede, Netherlands (Photo by Christof Koepsel – UEFA) Fan zone activities before the semi…
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A new global health initiative to save 100 million lives
Vital Strategies will soon be the official home of a new global health initiative that has been branded Resolve. The initiative aims to save 100 million lives by preventing heart…
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Message from the WHO Director-General Tedros: It’s time for our leaders to commit to #BeatNCDs
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says intensified action is needed to respond to the global epidemics of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), primarily heart and lung diseases, cancers and diabetes. He…
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WHF Emerging Leaders Programme puts the spotlight on CVDs in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently hosted, for the first time, the annual seminar of the World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders programme. Created in 2014, Emerging Leaders (ELs) is…