Summary and outcome of the 142nd session of the WHO Executive Board
WHF recently attended the 142nd session of the Executive Board Meeting in Geneva. Below you will find a…
WHF to host CVD Special Session at World Conference on Tobacco or Health
The World Heart Federation will host a Special Session at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health on 9…
World Conference on Tobacco or Health scientific programme announced
The scientific programme of the 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, to be held in Cape Town,…
Emerging Leaders co-author paper on WHO List of Essential Medicines for CVD
The latest issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, features an article entitled Modernizing the…
Today is International Kawasaki Disease Awareness Day
Kawasaki Disease is predominantly a childhood illness though it can affect people of any age. Its cause is…
World Heart Federation attends a press conference on the alarming situation of cholesterol in Spain with our members
Left to right: Dr Leopoldo Perez de la Isla, Dr Carlos Macaya, Prof David Wood, Dr Pedro Mata…
Advocacy Webinar – 142nd WHO Executive Board Meeting
The WHF Advocacy Team recently recorded an informational webinar to provide a briefing on the 142nd Executive Board…
WCTOH Late Breaker Sessions announced
The World Congress on Tobacco or Health, which will be held on 7-9 March in Cape Town, South…
NCDs and Physical Activity Top the Agenda at WHO Executive Board
At the upcoming 142nd session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board (EB142), non-communicable diseases (NCDs) feature…
50th International Teaching Seminar on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention
The International Society of Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention, a member of the World Heart Federation, announces the…
New study: Women more likely to die after a heart attack due to unequal treatment
A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has found that women are up to…
A look back on 2017 as we look forward to 2018
As we look forward to a busy and exciting 2018, we would like to share with you some…
World No Tobacco Day 2018 will focus on link between tobacco and heart disease
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that World No Tobacco Day 2018 will focus on the important…
The International Diabetes Federation ‘Taking Diabetes to Heart’ survey
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF), a member of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, has launched a multi-country…
WHF and the Saudi Heart Association hold Cholesterol roundtable in Saudi Arabia
On December 9, 2017, the World Heart Federation and Saudi Heart Association convened a multi-stakeholder group of senior…
FACTC Emerging Leaders team to run workshop at 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
A second team from the 2016 Emerging Leaders cohort will run a workshop at the 17th World Conference on Tobacco…
KOMPLY Emerging Leaders team to run workshop at 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health
A team from the 2016 Emerging Leaders cohort will run a workshop on smoke-free law (SFL) at the…
InterAmerican Heart Foundation awarded for Advocacy at the NCD Alliance Forum in Sharjah, UAE
The NCD Alliance Forum was held in Sharjah, UAE from 9-11 December 2017 and was organized under the…
WHF joins the European Heart Network’s (EHN) 25th anniversary celebrations
Left to right: David Wood, President WHF; Susanne Løgstrup, Director EHN; Simon Gillespie, President EHN; Jean-Luc Eisele, CEO…
Interview with Emerging Leaders at WCC Mexico
WCC TV catches up with Mark Huffman, the WHF Scientific Programme Committee Co-chair to learn about how the…
The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) to be held in Africa
The 17th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) to be held in Africa, where tobacco industry interference…