Listen to my Heart – Patient Awareness Event in Kampala
On 1st November 2017, the Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) Rheumatic Heart Disease Support Group and RHD Action –…
RHD Action Co-organizes RHD Stakeholder Meeting in Uganda
“RHD is a big problem here – it causes a lot of mortality. We have convened this meeting…
WHF at the AHA Scientific Sessions in Anaheim, California
AHA Scientific Sessions 2017 were held in Anaheim (California), USA, from November 11–15, aiming to provide a blueprint…
CVD prevention initiative in Patagonia, Argentina
Dr César Berenstein, a renowned cardiologist belonging to the Argentine Cardiology Society (WHF member) has recently embarked in…
WHF attends the 30th Mexican Congress of Cardiology
From left to right: Jesús González (substituting Pablo Kuri Morales), WHF Board Member Daniel Piñeiro, José Luis Moragrega…
Improving physical activity in children: WHF collaborates in the Children in the City programme
The majority of European children are not meeting the recommended level of physical activity, putting their health and…
RHD Action Press Release: Uganda RHD Stakeholders’ Meeting
On 2-3 November 2017 RHD Action – of which World Heart Federation is a founding member – co-organized…
WHF attends the 43rd Congress of Cardiology in Argentina hosted by the Argentine Society of Cardiology
The Argentine Society of Cardiology (SAC) celebrated its 80 years at the 43rd Congress of Cardiology in Argentina…
Today is World Stroke Day
The World Stroke Organization, a membership organization representing over 55,000 professionals and many more stroke patients worldwide, has…
WHF participates in the 28th Great Wall International Cardiology Conference 2017 (GW-ICC)
The 28th Great Wall International Cardiology Conference (GW-ICC) which took place 12-15 October 2017 in Beijing, China,…
WHF African Summit presentations & summary now available
The World Heart Federation African Summit on Best Practices and Access to Care was held in Khartoum, Sudan…
NCDs Top of the Agenda at WHO Regional Meetings
The urgent need for measures to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) was at the top of the…
A message from our President a week away from World Stroke Day
David Wood, President, World Heart Federation talks about the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health and the importance of…
WHO Director-General rescinds Goodwill Ambassador appointment
The WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom made a statement rescinding his appointment of H.E. President Robert Mugabe as…
Civil society statement on appointment of President Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for NCDs in Africa
On 18-20 October 2017, the President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Tabaré Vazquez and WHO convened 400…
Governments commit to reduce suffering and deaths from noncommunicable diseases
18 October 2017 | Montevideo – Heads of State and Government and ministers from around the world today committed…
Global Coalition for Circulatory Health launches on the occasion of WHO Global Conference on NCDs
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is bringing together a Global Coalition of international, regional and national stakeholders in…
Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General announces with great sadness the death of Dr Mahmoud M Fikri, WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization announces with great sadness the death of Dr…
Announcing a series of ’roundtables’ focusing on cholesterol
The World Heart Federation (WHF) is pleased to announce a series of ’roundtables’ focusing attention on cholesterol, as highlighted in the WHF Roadmaps…
WHF condemns industry attempts to subvert public policy for a tobacco-free world with signatories of the Global Coalition
The World Heart Federation, alongside its partners in the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, condemns outright the launch…
Thank you for making World Heart Day 2017 more successful than ever
Sharing the power around the world On 29 September, thousands of World Heart Federation members, partners and supporting…