Author: whf manager
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Best wishes for a happy and heart healthy 2016
Dear Friends, As 2015 draws to a close we take this opportunity to thank you for your support, celebrate accomplishments, and share highlights to look forward to in 2016. This…
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Prioritizing ambient and indoor air pollution in the wake of COP21
From 30 November-11 December, countries met at the Paris UN Climate Conference (COP21) hoping to achieve an ambitious and universal agreement on climate change for the period after 2020. At the…
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Profiling football to increase CVD awareness amongst girls and women
Building on the success of the Make a Healthy Heart Your Goal campaign, run by the World Heart Federation and UEFA, on 13 December we held a women’s football activities…
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WCC preliminary programme featuring hundreds of exciting talks by world leaders is now online
The World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health 2016 (WCC 2016) will gather cardiovascular health experts and specialists from related disciplines in Mexico City from 4-7 June 2016. The biennial…
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To mark UHC day, the RHD Action Alliance launches a new policy brief: Why Rheumatic Heart Disease Must be Incorporated into Universal Health Coverage
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) – a disease of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities – has long been neglected by global and national health efforts. Now, at the dawn…
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On UHC Day, WHF joins the call to action for #NoEmptyShelves
On the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day on 12 December, the World Heart Federation joins partners around the world to support the No Empty Shelves campaign: calling for…
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Taking steps together in Latin America towards achieving 25by25
On 5 December in Santiago de Chile, the Leadership of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery and the World Heart Federation (WHF) held a WHF Roadmaps meeting entitled:…
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Join the NCD Alliance webinar on 16 December
Wednesday 16 December 10.00-11.30am EST / 16.00-17.30 CET Discussion points will include: Outcomes from the Global NCD Alliance Forum in Sharjah, UAE Updates on the IAEG Indicator Process News…
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Children in the City gathers pace in Romania
Children in the City gathers pace in Romania The Children in the City project in Romania has been developed by the World Heart Federation (WHF) and the Union of…
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Join the WHO Virtual Global Discussion Forum on the Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases
9 to 18 December 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting multiple international, national and civil society stakeholders engaged in activities associated with…