Save the Date: World Heart Summit 2024
We are thrilled to announce that the next World Heart Summit will be held in May 2024…
Data at the Heart: A new World Heart Podcast series
The World Heart Federation is thrilled to announce the launch of a new podcast series called Data at…
WHF at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference
Our Policy and Advocacy Manager Kelcey Armstrong-Walenczak is bringing us updates from the ground at the United Nations…
Use ❤️ to Season with Sense: Thai Red Chicken Curry
A healthy diet is key to preventing cardiovascular disease and its risk factors, such as diabetes and obesity.…
World Heart Federation calls for strict regulation of tobacco and nicotine products to combat the global tobacco epidemic and protect future generations
Tobacco products are responsible for more than 8 million deaths every year and contribute to approximately 1 in…
World Heart Day 2023: Knowing your heart
Editorial original published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research. Full list of authors: Piñeiro, Daniel José; Narula,…
WHF welcomes the SEAHEARTS initiative at SEARO RCM76
This is a statement made at the 76th WHO Regional Committee session for South-East Asia. The World Heart…
Announcing the new WHF Guidelines for the Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Rheumatic Heart Disease
Today, at the first World Congress on Rheumatic Heart Disease in Abu Dhabi, the World Heart Federation is…
Join the World Heart Challenge, starting 1 November!
To mark the release of the WHF Policy Brief “More people, More active, More often for heart health…
WHF Policy Brief on Physical Activity: More people, More active, More often for heart health
Recent trends such as growth in motorised transport, sedentary work, labour-saving devices, urbanization and screen-based recreation have contributed…
Statement on Health emergency preparedness, response and resilience in the WHO European Region 2024–2029
This was a statement delivered at the 73rd Session of the World Health Organization RCM for the EURO…
2023 Emerging Leaders cohort: Digital health and cardiovascular disease
The 2023 Emerging Leaders Seminar took place in Sydney, Australia and brought together a team of Emerging Leaders…
World Mental Health Day: How does mental wellbeing affect the heart?
Have you ever paused to consider how your emotional state is affecting your heart? Today, on World Mental…
Revolutionizing CVD Data: Introducing the all-new World Heart Observatory
We are thrilled to announce the launch of the new and enhanced World Heart Observatory – your go-to global…
Calling attention to the burden of NCDs in children at UNGA78
This is a statement made at the Pan American Health Organization during the 78th General Assembly of the United…
Ecuador leads global World Heart Day celebrations
The annual celebrations for World Heart Day 2023, aimed at promoting heart health and advocating for universal access…
#UseHeart movement rallies for change as heart disease continues to claim most lives
GENEVA, 29 September 2023 – This World Heart Day, the World Heart Federation (WHF) is urging all sectors…
WHF at UNGA78 in New York
Health was at the top of the global agenda the third week of September with three UN High-Level…
FH Awareness Day 2023: Shedding light on a rare cardiovascular disease
Familial hypercholesterolemia, commonly referred to as FH, is a genetically inherited condition causing raised cholesterol from birth. Untreated,…
Health Organizations Host Forum on Innovation and the Health Care Workforce
In conjunction with the UN General Assembly, the American College of Cardiology, NCD Alliance and World Heart Federation,…
World Heart Federation partners with IQNITER to promote heart health
The World Heart Federation (WHF) and IQNITER are joining forces to advance heart health awareness on the occasion…