Author: whf manager
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Focus on RHD at the PASCAR Congress and Cardiovascular Society of Mauritius
The joint Pan African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) Congress and the Cardiovascular Society of Mauritius CVS(M) was held at the InterContinental Resort Balaclava Fort, Mauritius from 03–07 October 2015. PASCAR…
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NCD Alliance is now a member of the Global Climate and Health Alliance
The Global Climate and Health Alliance works to ensure that health impacts are integrated into global, regional, national and local policy responses to climate change, in order to: encourage and…
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World Heart Federation at the heart of tackling the global RHD challenge
On 29 September 2015 – World Heart Day – the RHD Action Alliance were thrilled to be joined by more than 80 people in New York, including representatives from UN…
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The UN General Assembly and the Sustainable Development Goals
This year World Heart Day fell right in the middle of the UN General Assembly which World Heart Federation Board members, senior leaders and our Advocacy team attended. On 25…
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Welcome to World Heart Day 2015
The Big Day is here and we are absolutely delighted to see the amazing amount of support for our cause there is around the world! We’re seeing so much activity…
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Emerging Leaders applications extended til 12 October
EL 2016 (Tobacco focus): deadline for applications extended To give all prospective applicants the chance to make their entries, we are extending the submission deadline for 2016 Emerging Leaders to…
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World Heart Federation Chief Executive Officer appointed Vice Chair of NCD Alliance
Geneva, 24 September 2015 – The World Heart Federation is delighted to announce that Chief Executive Officer Johanna Ralston has been appointed Vice Chair of the NCD Alliance. As a founding member…
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RHDAction to be launched on 29 September
RHD Action aims to end one of the most preventable killers of women and children This World Heart Day (29 September 2015), the RHD Action Alliance will launch its global…
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70th United Nations General Assembly
World Heart Federation at the United Nations General Assembly on World Heart Day This month and coinciding with World Heart Day, the World Heart Federation travels to New York to…
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Salim Yusuf in the August issue of The Lancet
World Heart Federation’s President, Dr. Salim Yusuf is featured in the August issue of The Lancet. The article reviews all the medical achievements of Dr. Yusuf since the cardiology research…