Improving pediatric cardiac care is essential to reducing preventable child deaths
In 2015 the world made a commitment to end preventable child deaths. We commend the World Heart Federation…
World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders drive improved global access to essential CVD medicines
2017 marks the fourth year of the World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders programme and focuses on access to…
A Healthy Heart Your Goal: Join the #MatchFitWoman challenge ahead of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017
A Healthy Heart Your Goal: Join the #MatchFitWoman challenge ahead of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 The World…
Hearts to Hearts – Raising Awareness of RHD in Eldoret
Dilys Kemunto is a medical student at Moi University and a member of the Young Professionals Chronic Disease…
70th World Health Assembly: Round-up of Key Decisions
From 22-31 May, the World Heart Federation participated in the 70th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland.…
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Resolution Recommended by WHO Executive Board
On 01 June 2017, the Executive Board of the World Health Organization recommended a Resolution on ‘Rheumatic Fever…
Early Action in Diabetes
Early Action aims to radically transform the world’s approach to Type 2 diabetes. This multi-year initiative is committed…
Joint statement by WHF and NCD Alliance on UN HLM in 2018
In a statement to the World Health Assembly on Monday 29 May, the World Heart Federation and NCD…
Tobacco: a threat to development
The World Health Organization hosted a side event at the World Health Assembly on the occasion of World…
Professor David Wood, WHF President, on participating in the 70th World Health Assembly
Today marks the opening of the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA), one of the highlights of the global…
Address by Dr Margaret Chan at the 70th World Health Assembly, 22 May
In her final address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Margaret…
Football Scores Goals for Health
The power of football to positively impact on the health of fans, local communities and stadium workforces was…
World Heart Federation’s new heart health monitor
World Heart Federation’s new heart health monitor will chart worldwide progress toward preventing CVD and early deaths The…
Global RHD Commitment: progress update
Rheumatic heart disease has been neglected by decision-makers for too long. RHD Action has therefore created the #TimeToTackleRHD…
Announcing our WHF Emerging Leaders 2016-2017
The 2016-2017 cohort marks the fourth year of the World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders programme and will focus…
NCD Alliance
Working across the globe to put NCDs at the heart of health policies The Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (NCD…
World Heart Day Policy Call
On 29 September 2016 – World Heart Day – the World Heart Federation launched a two-year campaign focusing…
The No.1 Killer: The Case for Urgent Action – Second Global Summit on Circulatory Health
How can we create a greater sense of urgency when we’re dealing with the world’s number one killer?…
New global partnership with Manulife will bolster CVD awareness
Today, we are pleased to announce the start of a new partnership with Manulife, the leading international financial…
A Voice for the Invisible Child
In its report, A Voice for the Invisible Child, Children’s HeartLink calls for the needs of children with heart…
WHF appoints new CEO
Jean-Luc Eiselé takes over as World Heart Federation Chief Executive Officer, effective from 1 May 2017 David…