Strategy and plan of action to strengthen tobacco control in the region of the americas 2025-2030
3 October, 2024
This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE AMERICAS AGENDA ITEM 4.7 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation applauds the World Health Organization and […]
Roadmap for developing the strategic plan of the pan american health organization 2026-2031
2 October, 2024
This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE AMERICAS AGENDA ITEM 8.1 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation commends the World Health Organization and its […]
Policy on Long-term Care
2 October, 2024
This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE AMERICAS AGENDA ITEM 4.5 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation applauds the World Health Organization and its […]
Plan of action for strengthening information systems for health 2024 – 2030
2 October, 2024
This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE AMERICAS AGENDA ITEM 4.4 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation commends the World Health Organization and its […]
Policy for strengthening equity-oriented health sector action on climate change and health
2 October, 2024
This statement was delivered by Ms. Fernanda de Carvalho, our Advocacy Committee member for PAHO, at the Seventy-Sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Americas SEVENTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR THE AMERICAS AGENDA ITEM 4.3 Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The World Heart Federation applauds the World Health Organization and its […]
WHF urges countries to develop cardiovascular action plans, launches global petition
27 September, 2024
Geneva, 27 September 2024: The World Heart Federation (WHF) is today launching a global petition, urging all countries to have a ‘National Cardiovascular Action Plan’ to tackle heart disease, the world’s number one killer. Improving cardiovascular health requires strategies that are tailored to the national, regional, and local context, and must take the socioeconomic environment […]
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day 2024
24 September, 2024
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is excited to join the international FH community in celebrating FH Awareness Day 2024. Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) remains a vastly underdiagnosed and undertreated condition that affects approximately 1 in 311 people – around 25 million individuals globally. In 2020, WHF and representatives from the global FH community issued a call […]
5th International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies: Let’s call for urgent global air pollution and health action
7 September, 2024
Statement by the Global Youth Strategy (GYS) on Air Pollution and Climate Health, supported by the World Heart Federation. Today on the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, people affected by and working to fight against air pollution, come together for clean air action. Too often we take our breathing for granted. The […]
International INTERASPIRE Study published in European Heart Journal reveals major gaps in Preventive Care for Coronary Heart Disease Patients
1 September, 2024
Press release originally published here. INTERASPIRE, a groundbreaking international study, has revealed serious gaps in the implementation of guideline standards for secondary prevention and cardiac rehabilitation (CR) among patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Conducted from 2020 to 2023, the study involved over 4,500 patients, principally admitted to hospital with an acute heart attack, across […]
A quarter of patients in WHF Study still experiencing persistent long COVID symptom after one year
30 August, 2024
Following the success of the Global Study on Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) and COVID-19, and to better understand long COVID, especially in low-resource settings, World Heart Federation (WHF) commenced the WHF Long COVID Sub-study in early 2022. This sub-study aimed to determine the short-term (3 months), medium-term (6 months), and long-term (12 months) sequelae of COVID-19, […]
New report: Hong Kong, London and Madrid top City Heartbeat Index, a heart health benchmark of 50 cities worldwide
28 August, 2024
PRESS RELEASE Geneva, 28 August 2024 – World Heart Federation (WHF) today launched a first assessment of efforts undertaken by cities to combat cardiovascular disease (CVD), the leading cause of death including premature death, worldwide. The City Heartbeat Index reveals a contrast in the different approaches taken to tackle threats to heart health, showing a […]