Author: whf manager
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New World Heart Federation Videos on Secondary Prevention
Hear what George Alleyne, Alvaro Avezum, Jagat Narula, Rachel Nugent, Anthony Rodgers, David Wood and Salim Yusuf, have to say about the recent World Heart Federation launch of their Roadmap…
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CVD and the Development Agenda: Advocacy Toolkit
The World Heart Federation has the pleasure of launching a new advocacy resource to help Members campaign for global action on CVD prevention and control. 2015 continues to be an…
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The World Heart Federation launches Global Cardiovascular Disease Roadmap
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is launching this Friday 13 February 2015 a Roadmap focused on providing healthcare professionals across the world with tools and solutions to manage the secondary…
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The first WHO Global Meeting of National NCD Programme Directors and Managers takes place 15-17 February
The aim of this World Health Organization meeting, taking place in Geneva, is to support national NCD programme directors and managers as they work to achieve a 25% reduction in…
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European Heart Network paper on “TIPP, international trade and cardiovascular health”
The European Heart Network has just published a paper on the impact that international trade policies can have on cardiovascular diseases, especially heart disease and stroke, and related risk factors.…
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Statements at the WHO Executive Board Meeting
Last week, the World Heart Federation took part in the 136th Executive Board of the WHO Executive Board and made two statements intended to ensure that cardiovascular disease (CVD) was…
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Launch of the WHO “Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014”
Last Monday 19 January 2015, the World Heart Federation took part in the launch of the WHO “Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014”. This global status report on prevention…
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CDC and National Cancer Institute release first report on smokeless tobacco
The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco finds that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use these harmful products.…
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British Heart Foundation release a new report on tobacco packaging
British Heart Foundation has just released a new report, “Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Products”. The report sums up recent evidence on the effectiveness of standardised packaging as a tobacco control…