Parties fighting global tobacco epidemic outline a path toward saving more lives, work needed to make it permanent
NEW DELHI, 12 November 2016 – Parties to the global tobacco control treaty now possess the outline of…
Hundreds of children screened for RHD in Egypt on the occasion of World Heart Day
To mark World Heart Day, over two hundred children and adults were screened for rheumatic heart disease in…
WHF at the WHO Global Dialogue Meeting, Mauritius, 19-21 October
WHF President-Elect, Prof David Wood, and WHF Director of Policy & Advocacy, Jeremiah Mwangi, will next week be…
WHF Emerging Leaders TEXTCARE program chosen as 2016 Global Impact Challenge finalist
VOTE NOW TEXTCARE is a personalised text messaging program designed to support people with a whole range of…
BHF urges people to use Heart Age Tool to find out their risk of heart attack and stroke this World Heart Day
To mark World Heart Day, the BHF, Public Health England (PHE) and NHS Choices (NHSC) are encouraging people…
New International Diabetes Federation report on diabetes and CVD launches on World Heart Day
On World Heart Day, the International Diabetes Federation in Belgium has released a new report on diabetes and…
WHF launches its World Heart Day global policy call
The call to policymakers and governments was made at 5pm on 22 September by WHF at the World…
The NCD Alliance announces the Second Global NCD Alliance Forum
The event is to be held from the 9-11 December 2017 under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha…
President Vázquez of Uruguay champions the NCD agenda
Yesterday in his address to the 71st United Nations General Assembly, Uruguay’s President Tabaré Vázquez’s called on the…
American Heart Association supports World Heart Day 2016
Thank you to World Heart Federation member AHA for all their incredible support of World Heart Day! View…
The first High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development
The first High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, supported by the UN Economic and Social…
WHO Consultation on Draft Updated Appendix 3
On 25 August 2016, the World Heart Federation participated in a consultation on the recently updated draft of…
World Heart Federation welcomes the launch of NCD Alliance Lanka
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been on a protracted rise in Sri Lanka to become the leading cause of…
World Humanitarian Day 2016
19 August 2016 marked the 8th World Humanitarian Day, a United Nations initiative which celebrates humanitarian aid workers.…
Power your life on World Heart Day 2016
This World Heart Day, we want everyone to understand what they can do to fuel their hearts and…
Michael R. Bloomberg appointed WHO Global Ambassador for Non-Communicable Diseases
The World Heart Federation (WHF) welcomes the appointment of Mr Michael Bloomberg, philanthropist, as World Health Organisation (WHO)…
Emerging leaders application process postponed until early 2017
Created in 2014, World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders is among the first international training programmes on cardiovascular implementation…
World Heart Federation will be at the ESC Congress in Rome
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress will be held in Rome from the 27 to 31 August. …
World Heart Federation update on WHO FENSA process
The World Heart Federation has produced an update on the WHO FENSA process, which we have been tracking…
WHF applauds Fiji’s tax increases on tobacco, alcohol and sugar sweetened beverages
As of 23 June 2016, the Government of Fiji has increased taxes on tobacco, alcohol and sugar sweetened…
WHO Regional Meetings: Overview
Throughout the coming months, the World Heart Federation will be sending representatives to the World Health Organization (WHO)…