EHN releases their paper “Transforming European food and drink policies for cardiovascular health”
Changes to European food and drink policies could reduce burden of heart disease and stroke by 50% Dietary…
Heart Foundation celebrates $60 million research milestone on World Heart Day
The Heart Foundation in New Zealand will be the first to light the torch for World Heart Day…
Iconic landmarks turn red for World Heart Day
Today, CVD is responsible for claiming 17.5 million lives a year By 2030 this is expected to rise…
A message from our President a week away from World Heart Day
David Wood, President, World Heart Federation talks about the global importance of World Heart Day and how vital…
WHO launches new NCDs Progress Monitor
18 September 2017 | Geneva/New York – Governments must step up efforts to control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) to…
The Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) awarded the prestigious QCI-DL Shah Platinum Award
Left to Right: Professor D. Prabhakaran, Professor K. Srinath Reddy, Shri. Baijayant Panda, Honourable Member of Parliament (Lok…
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat’s statement on the launch of the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World
The Secretariat of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) notes the launch of the Foundation…
New global coalition will boost access to medicines and products for chronic diseases
The coalition, led by PATH, brings together multisectoral partners to reduce the toll of noncommunicable diseases, including diabetes,…
Women’s EURO 2017 campaign pictures
Heart flag at the semi final Austria – Denmark Breda Heart flag at the semi-final in Enschede, Netherlands…
A new global health initiative to save 100 million lives
Vital Strategies will soon be the official home of a new global health initiative that has been branded…
Message from the WHO Director-General Tedros: It’s time for our leaders to commit to #BeatNCDs
WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says intensified action is needed to respond to the global epidemics of…
WHF Emerging Leaders Programme puts the spotlight on CVDs in Africa
The University of Cape Town (UCT) recently hosted, for the first time, the annual seminar of the World…
A healthy heart at the Homeless World Cup
The World Heart Federation was delighted to partner with Homeless World Cup to deliver heart health messages during…
Public Health England launches campaign to increase heart health awareness with a new version of its online Heart Age Test
New analysis from Public Health England (PHE) shows 1 in 10 men aged 50 taking its Heart Age…
WHF at the International Heart Hub (iHHub) II Latin American Congress on Heart Diseases
Left to right: Dr. Gilberto Pérez, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; Lic. Carlos Castro Sánchez, President, iHHub; Dr,…
UN Global Compact ban recognizes the tobacco industry’s incompatibility with responsible, sustainable business
Following its Board meeting in July 2017, UN Global Compact will exclude tobacco companies from participating in the initiative. Joint Statement by NCD…
World Heart Federation to participate in the WHO Regional Meetings
Throughout the coming months, the World Heart Federation will be sending representatives to the World Health Organization (WHO)…
United to End Rheumatic Heart Disease
In August, RHD Action – of which World Heart Federation is a founding member – was delighted to…
World Heart Day visit ESC Congress 2017
The European Society of Cardiology Congress is an annual event that is attended yay over 32,000 cardiologists from…
World Heart Day visits ESC Congress 2017
The World Heart Federation staff and Board members have been delighted to attend the European Society of Cardiology…
WCC2018 at ESC2017
To celebrate the World Heart Federation World Congress of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Health 2018, which will take place…