WHF and IASC launch new Global Roadmap to eliminate Chagas disease
WASHINGTON, D.C./GENEVA (30 March 2020) – The World Heart Federation (WHF) launched today a new roadmap aimed at…
Prof Henry Blackburn recognized with WHF Lifetime Achievement Award
WHF is thrilled to present the WHF Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof Henry Blackburn for his outstanding achievements…
Call for papers: submit your research on COVID-19 and CVD
The world is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the eventual spread remains uncertain, as is the true…
WHF President Prof Karen Sliwa’s message on COVID-19
19 March 2020 Dear Members and friends, We are going through a global health crisis, which is unprecedented…
Webinar: Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease – can we break the cycle?
Obesity has become one of the main drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and many patients’ first encounter with…
Meet our Emerging Leaders: João Pedro Ferreira, 2017
What led to your interest in medicine? João Pedro: My main interest was a more profound understanding of…
ACC.20/WCC goes virtual!
Last week, we had to take the difficult decision to cancel ACC.20/WCC in Chicago. This was absolutely the…
ACC.20/WCC in Chicago has been cancelled
After careful consideration, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the ACC’s Scientific Session Together with World…
Celebrating 15 years of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Yesterday the world marked the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on…
Preventing COVID-19 spread in poor areas
5 March 2020, Geneva/Cape Town The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic started late December in Wuhan City, Hubei Province,…
Tiny Hearts of Maldives pilot new physical activity programme for schoolchildren
In September 2019, Tiny Hearts of Maldives piloted a physical activity circuit for children in kindergarten and Grades…
Meet our Emerging Leaders: Xinyi Leng, 2018
What led to your interest in medicine? Xinyi: I’ve obtained a MBBS (2009) and a Master’s degree in…
Increasing awareness of the cardiovascular consequences of obesity
The World Heart Federation (WHF) and the World Obesity Federation (WOF) have joined forces to highlight the importance…
WHF releases two short films on hypertension and RHD in partnership with BBC Storyworks
Non-communicable diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes account for 70% of all deaths. But…
Recommendations for the CVD community in the context of the COVID-19 outbreak
On 31 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus, now called COVID-19, a global public…
NCD Alliance and BBC StoryWorks launch new short documentary series “Turning the Tide”
26 films from 24 countries depict the global struggle of affected communities against the NCD epidemic Tuesday 11…
World Heart Federation official journal, Global Heart, goes open access
The World Heart Federation has announced that its official journal, Global Heart, will be available for free online…
European Federation of Periodontology and World Heart Federation publish report on link between periodontal and cardiovascular diseases
There is a significant body of evidence that shows independent associations between severe periodontitis and cardiovascular disease. Consensus…
WHF and SCCCC develop guidelines for the prevention and control of hypertension in Colombia
High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors for CVD. It affects 1.2 billion adults in…
Applications are now open for the 2020 Emerging Leaders Programme
Applications are now open to join the 2020 Emerging Leaders Programme – led by Senior Programme Adviser Dr…
Meet our Emerging Leaders: Carlos Abanto, 2018
What led to your interest in medicine? Carlos: My interest in the study of cerebrovascular diseases began when…