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The World Heart Federation (WHF) is delighted to congratulate Prof Fastone M Goma, founding President of our member the Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation on his WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 award for his continued efforts in tobacco control. Prof Goma told us: “I feel honoured to have been nominated for this award by […]

Thea Emmerling (Head of the EC’s tobacco control Unit), Luminita Hayes (WHO), John Maingay (BHF), Christian Buşoi (MEP) The World Heart Federation is delighted to congratulate our member partner, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) on their WHO World No Tobacco Day 2018 award for their continued efforts in tobacco control. BHF has funded and […]

Nominations are now open for the World Heart Federation’s 2019-2020 Board. We are accepting nominations for the positions of President-Elect, Vice President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer and six At Large roles. The deadline for nominations is 6 July 2018. The Nomination committee wishes to ensure an equal and balanced representation of all regions and of our diverse membership. […]

From left to right: Susanne Løgstrup (EHN), Luminita Hayes (WHO), Christian Buşoi (MEP), Thea Emmerling (Head of the EC’s tobacco control Unit) This year, Susanne Løgstrup, Director of the European Heart Network (EHN), was among the recipients of the WHO World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) award. The award was given to Susanne in recognition […]

A symposium on “Fixed-dose combinations for cardiovascular disease and hypertension: Perspectives and lessons learned from HIV/AIDS and TB” will be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on July 3rd from 9am to 5pm. The Global Centre for Chronic Conditions at LSHTM, the George Institute for Global Health, Sydney and Médecins sans Frontières will […]

From left to right: Richard Kovacs, Vice President, ACC; Alyssa McCormick, Director International Affairs, ACC; Adrián Baranchuk, Vice President, SIAC; Michael Valentine, President, ACC; Eduardo Rivas Estany, President, Central American and Caribbean Society of Cardiology / Cuban Society of Cardiology; Daniel Piñeiro, WHF, Board member, Board of Trustees, ACC; Gustavo Restrepo Molina, President, SIAC; David […]

By signing the Sousse Declaration, 14 regional and international organizations including the World Heart Federation promised to advocate and take action at different levels to help the people of Africa live longer, better, and more heart-healthy lives. The Sousse Declaration was the fruit of a highly successful meeting hosted by the African Heart Network (AHN) […]

On the occasion of World No Tobacco Day this year, the Dutch Heart Foundation promoted this video created by various stakeholders. It features different specialists who approached smokers on the streets of the Netherlands to raise awareness of the link between tobacco and different diseases.  The professionals included a paediatricians, gynaecologic oncologist, pulmonologist, vessel surgeon, […]

On the 24 – 29 June, the World Heart Federation is looking forward to welcoming a new cohort of Emerging Leaders to come together to discuss, collaborate and brainstorm on the key challenges of reducing the burden of stroke. This will mark the 5th edition of the WHF Emerging Leaders programme, and participants have been […]

Founder & President of NHFB National Professor Brig. (Rtd.) Abdul Malik received the award from the Health Minister Mr. Md. Nasim, MP The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh, member of the World Heart Federation was awarded in recognition of its praiseworthy activity against the menace of tobacco. The Health Service Division of Ministry of Health […]

From left to right: WHF CEO Jean-Luc Eisele, WHF Past President M. Maranhao, WHF Past President C. Kawai, ISCP President K. Hasegawa The 23rd meeting of the International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP) was organized in Kyoto, Japan, May 26-27th and chaired by its president, Koji Hasegawa. The programme focused on the development of new […]