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“As the pace of global health challenges accelerates, so too must our ability to respond. These challenges include an aging global population, a geographic shift from rural to urban areas, the viral spread of commercial determinants of health, and a transition to a faster–paced life requiring greater convenience. One significant result is the merging of […]

The World Heart Federation (WHF) and the Argentine Society of Cardiology had a joint session at the 44th Argentine Congress of Cardiology on Healthy Lifestyle. Our President Prof David Wood had the honour to present ‘The World Strategy of Diet, Physical Activity and Healthy Living of the World Heart Federation’ based on the recently launched White […]

Preventive musical tour of Dr. César Berenstein and “Los Guardianes del Botiquín” [the kit guardians] Our motto is to promote health as an optimistic fact, instead of preventing diseases that takes us to the nightmare of picturing us as ill. They want to stimulate the population with changes of habit to improve their lives more […]

Dr Rushd Fadhil Al-Shama, summarises the inspiring Panel discussion on ‘Tobacco and Youth” of which she was a speaker and moderator My name is Rushd Fadhil Al-Shama, a medical graduate from Dubai, currently undergoing a research master in cardiovascular science in the Netherlands. I took part in a panel discussion about the tobacco issue in the […]

On 4-5 December 2018, the 3rd Global Summit on Circulatory Health brought together international, continental and national organizations and leaders in health, academia, civil society and the private sector to drive action on the timely issue of access to essential medicines and technologies. The case for improved access to essential medicines is compelling – nearly […]

“Whatever you call it, 20 years, 40 years… It’s nice to have a number that justifies the celebration, but I would celebrate the World Heart Federation every year if you’re asking me.” – WHF Past President Valentin Fuster Over the last 40 years, the World Heart Federation has advocated for a simple idea: Every Heartbeat […]

Lindsay Robertson, our Emerging Leader from the 2016 ‘Tobacco Control’ themed cohort is working in The Tobacco Control Research Group (led by Prof Anna Gilmore) of the University of Bath which  has recently been awarded a substantial grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies to set up a global tobacco industry watchdog (more info here). To this end, […]

In 2017, the World Heart Federation formed a dedicated Taskforce to take targeted action that will contribute to the implementation of the RHD Resolution. The Taskforce was split into three working groups to tackle the three priorities of: Policy & Advocacy; Prevention, Control and Medical Management; and Access to Cardiac Surgery for RHD. Three meetings […]

Last week, during the Global Summit on Circulatory Health in Dubai, the World Heart Federation recognised Dr Mark Huffman, WHF Senior Programme Adviser and Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Cardiology at Northwestern University, for his outstanding contribution to the Emerging Leaders Programme. Dr Huffman’s hard work and dedication have been invaluable to both the Programme […]

As part of World Heart Day this year, we wanted to celebrate Heart Heroes … people from all walks of life who have shown commitment, courage, empathy and care in relation to heart health. From professionals involved in cutting-edge cardiology research and heart healthcare, to everyday people who have done something to look after their and […]

Today at the World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health 2018, we held our General Assembly, during which elections were held for several positions, including that of WHF President-Elect and Vice President-Elect. Professor Fausto Pinto graduated from Lisbon University Medical School in 1984. He did his Cardiology internship at Santa Maria University Hospital – CHLN, E.P.E. […]