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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 […]

In September 2019, Tiny Hearts of Maldives piloted a physical activity circuit for children in kindergarten and Grades 1 to 2 in a school of Male’ City. The Activity Circuit, which encourages sitting less and moving more, comprises of attractive, child friendly designs installed along a school corridor that takes the children on a quick […]

What led to your interest in medicine? Xinyi: I’ve obtained a MBBS (2009) and a Master’s degree in Clinical Medicine (2011) from Capital Medical University, Beijing, China, and received two-year clinical training (2009-2011) in neurology at Beijing Tiantan Hospital. I then received my PhD in Medical Sciences (2014) and 2-year postdoctoral training in stroke research […]

The World Heart Federation (WHF) and the World Obesity Federation (WOF) have joined forces to highlight the importance of recognizing obesity as one of the main drivers of cardiovascular disease (CVD). To kick off the collaboration, a meeting of experts was convened in Paris during the European Society of Cardiology together with the World Congress […]

Non-communicable diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory diseases, and diabetes account for 70% of all deaths. But many of these diseases can be prevented and the suffering from their effects, reduced. The World Heart Federation has partnered with BBC Storyworks  and NCD Alliance on the creation of two impactful stories about people living with […]

On 31 January, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus, now called COVID-19, a global public health emergency. While public officials and healthcare professionals strive to treat and mitigate the impact of the virus, global health organizations are using their platforms to convey accurate information about the crisis. The World Heart Federation (WHF), […]

26 films from 24 countries depict the global struggle of affected communities against the NCD epidemic Tuesday 11 February 2020 (Sharjah UAE). –The series of short documentaries, launched today at the Global NCD Alliance Forum taking place in Sharjah (which can be viewed here) aims to give voice to the global burden of noncommunicable diseases […]

The World Heart Federation has announced that its official journal, Global Heart, will be available for free online as of January 2020, with no need for a subscription. Previously published issues of the journal will also become freely available under this new scheme. The decision for this shift to open access publishing was made on […]