Prioritizing ambient and indoor air pollution in the wake of COP21
From 30 November-11 December, countries met at the Paris UN Climate Conference (COP21) hoping to achieve an ambitious and…
Profiling football to increase CVD awareness amongst girls and women
Building on the success of the Make a Healthy Heart Your Goal campaign, run by the World Heart…
WCC preliminary programme featuring hundreds of exciting talks by world leaders is now online
The World Congress of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Health 2016 (WCC 2016) will gather cardiovascular health experts and specialists…
To mark UHC day, the RHD Action Alliance launches a new policy brief: Why Rheumatic Heart Disease Must be Incorporated into Universal Health Coverage
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) – a disease of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities – has long…
On UHC Day, WHF joins the call to action for #NoEmptyShelves
On the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day on 12 December, the World Heart Federation joins partners…
Taking steps together in Latin America towards achieving 25by25
On 5 December in Santiago de Chile, the Leadership of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery…
Join the NCD Alliance webinar on 16 December
Wednesday 16 December 10.00-11.30am EST / 16.00-17.30 CET Discussion points will include: Outcomes from the Global NCD…
Children in the City gathers pace in Romania
Children in the City gathers pace in Romania The Children in the City project in Romania has…
Join the WHO Virtual Global Discussion Forum on the Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases
9 to 18 December 2015 The World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting…
Alert: CSI meeting in Chennai postponed due to deadly floods
The 67th annual conference of our member the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) 03-06 December in Chennai has been postponed due…
Join the Novartis Foundation hypertension management workshop/webcast on 1 December
At the heart of it: innovation and scale in hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries, is one…
Dialogue on how to Strengthen International Cooperation on the Prevention and Control of NCDs
From 30 November to 1 December, the World Heart Federation will be attending the ‘Dialogue on how to…
WHF represents NCD Alliance at Stakeholder Meeting on Accountability for Women’s and Children’s Health
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‘Sharjah Declaration’ adopted
Civil society organisations from six Continents united in the fight against NCDs More than 200 civil society representatives…
Calling attention to access barriers to treatment for children in developing countries
A new brief from World Heart Federation member Children’s HeartLink, Finding The Invisible Child: Childhood Heart Disease…
World Heart Federation is proud to support World Diabetes Day on 14 November
Diabetes is one of the main risk factors for cardiovascular disease, which makes it particularly important for…
The first Global NCD Alliance Forum takes place in Sharjah, UAE, from 13 to 15 November
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Nominations for board
Members – please nominate candidates to the World Heart Federation Board! We are seeking candidates for the positions…
WHF President Salim Yusuf to speak at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2015
Taking place in Orlando, Florida from 7 to 11 November, AHA’s annual meeting is an opportunity to…
Building a platform to support a Decade on Healthy Ageing
From 29-30 October, the World Heart Federation advocacy team, along with Member States…
WHO convenes international experts to discuss scaling up of CVD management
From 28-30 October, the World Health Organization (WHO) hosted a Strategic Technical Meeting on the Management…