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)…
WHF partners with Healthy Stadia on smoking cessation activities at Homeless World Cup
The World Heart Federation and Healthy Stadia have recently worked together to implement tobacco control and smoking cessation…
Publication of WHO Country Capacity Survey
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, based on a survey which tracks progress on…
WHF members lead the way in founding the Healthy India Alliance, the national NCD network for India
n 2015, the NCD Alliance and World Health Organization organized a consultation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from…
It’s time to speak up – and sign on – to get health on the urban agenda
The NCD Alliance has finalized a letter to the co-facilitators of Habitat III advocating for health to be…
It’s time to speak up – and sign on – to get health on the urban agenda
The NCD Alliance has finalized a letter to the co-facilitators of Habitat III advocating for health to be…
Resource effective strategies to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease
A new article just published in the American Heart Association’s Circulation journal reviews the current gaps in the…
Uruguay celebrates victory in protecting its health policy against legal attacks from Philip Morris International
In 2010, PMI, one of the world’s largest corporations, took Uruguay, one of the world’s smallest countries, to…
Uruguay celebrates victory in protecting its health policy against legal attacks from Philip Morris
On Friday 8 July, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled in favour of Uruguay…