Author: whf manager
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WHO Regional Meetings: Overview
Throughout the coming months, the World Heart Federation will be sending representatives to the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee Meetings, which are held to set regional policy and to…
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WHF partners with Healthy Stadia on smoking cessation activities at Homeless World Cup
The World Heart Federation and Healthy Stadia have recently worked together to implement tobacco control and smoking cessation interventions at the 2016 Homeless World Cup. Studies have revealed that while…
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Publication of WHO Country Capacity Survey
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, based on a survey which tracks progress on the four time-bound commitments agreed by Member States (countries) in 2014 to…
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WHF members lead the way in founding the Healthy India Alliance, the national NCD network for India
n 2015, the NCD Alliance and World Health Organization organized a consultation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from the South-East Asian Region in order to advance NCD prevention and control.…
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It’s time to speak up – and sign on – to get health on the urban agenda
The NCD Alliance has finalized a letter to the co-facilitators of Habitat III advocating for health to be given a bigger inclusion within the New Urban Agenda policy outcome document.…
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It’s time to speak up – and sign on – to get health on the urban agenda
The NCD Alliance has finalized a letter to the co-facilitators of Habitat III advocating for health to be given a bigger inclusion within the New Urban Agenda policy outcome document.…
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Resource effective strategies to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease
A new article just published in the American Heart Association’s Circulation journal reviews the current gaps in the prevention and management of CVD compared with the evidence (evidence-practice gaps), barriers…
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Uruguay celebrates victory in protecting its health policy against legal attacks from Philip Morris International
In 2010, PMI, one of the world’s largest corporations, took Uruguay, one of the world’s smallest countries, to court. The corporation was seeking compensation for health policies (such as graphic…
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Uruguay celebrates victory in protecting its health policy against legal attacks from Philip Morris
On Friday 8 July, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled in favour of Uruguay on 12 of the 14 points of dispute. The ruling has international…
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Nigerian Heart Foundation uses World No Tobacco Day to ‘Get Ready for Plain Packaging’
On Friday, June 3, 2016, the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) organized a Press Conference to commemorate World No Tobacco Day, 2016 themed ‘Get Ready for Plain Packaging’ Speaking at the…