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Dear friends, Thank you for contributing to the most important discussion about heart health in the world. As we get ready to delve into a new form of our joint Congress, I would like to pay a special tribute to those who are in the front lines of what is an unprecedented struggle with a […]

WASHINGTON, D.C./GENEVA (30 March 2020) – The World Heart Federation (WHF) launched today a new roadmap aimed at reducing the global burden of Chagas disease. Currently, an estimated 75 million people are at risk of acquiring Chagas – a Neglected Tropical Disease which can cause irreversible damage to the heart and other vital organs. Chagas […]

WHF is thrilled to present the WHF Lifetime Achievement Award to Prof Henry Blackburn for his outstanding achievements during his distinguished career, especially for his research on the early history of cardiovascular disease epidemiology. Prof Blackburn was Project Officer for the Seven Countries Study from 1957 to 1972 and then became Laboratory Director upon Ancel […]

The world is struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the eventual spread remains uncertain, as is the true case-fatality rate, research shows that older patients with chronic cardiovascular conditions are particularly vulnerable. The infection puts pressure on health systems and staff both through health professionals being affected or quarantined and depletion of hospital resources and […]

19 March 2020 Dear Members and friends, We are going through a global health crisis, which is unprecedented in our lifetime. Many lives are being lost each day and the virus continues to spread everywhere in the world. We are, however, encouraged that our colleagues from China – the first and worst hit country so […]

Obesity has become one of the main drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and many patients’ first encounter with the health system for obesity-related issues is through cardiology and even primary care. WHF and World Obesity Federation (WOF) have joined forces to raise awareness of the link between CVD and obesity. This webinar will be chaired […]

What led to your interest in medicine? João Pedro: My main interest was a more profound understanding of the mechanisms of disease and, in consequence, the regional variations on disease patterns, which led me to income/inequality issues. How did you come across the EL program and what made you think it was relevant for you […]

Last week, we had to take the difficult decision to cancel ACC.20/WCC in Chicago. This was absolutely the right decision given the need for cardiovascular clinicians around the world to be on the front lines helping patients and their communities address COVID-19. Since then, the ACC.20/WCC team has been hard at work creating a virtual […]

After careful consideration, the difficult decision has been made to cancel the ACC’s Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology (ACC.20/WCC) scheduled to take place March 28-30, 2020 in Chicago. The decision to cancel this important event was not taken lightly. WHF and ACC have been closely monitoring updates and recommendations from the Centers […]

Yesterday the world marked the 15th anniversary of the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The FCTC remains the first and only international treaty on public health negotiated under the auspices of World Health Organization. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on 21 May 2003. It has […]

5 March 2020, Geneva/Cape Town The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic started late December in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and has since spread to 87 countries and territories in the world. Poor regions haven’t been spared and the need for a context-specific response has become urgent. Large and densely populated areas with widespread poverty and […]