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The International Council of Nurses (ICN), a member of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, recently helped launch the Nursing Now campaign, a three-year global initiative which aims to raise the status and profile of nursing to improve health and enable nurses to maximize their contributions to ensuring that everyone everywhere has access to health […]

The World Heart Federation and World Health Organization hosted a Special Session at the World Conference on Tobacco or Health on Friday, which focused on the important link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and tobacco and highlighted World No Tobacco Day 2018 as a key opportunity for the CVD community to boost its advocacy efforts on tobacco control. Cardiovascular […]

The sixth edition of the Tobacco Atlas, published by the American Cancer Society, was launched last week at the 2018 World Conference on Tobacco or Health in South Africa, on a continent that is a principal target of the tobacco industry’s vigorous efforts to recruit new users. The book is published as a companion to the […]

As the incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease escalates, investing in preventive measures on a governmental level and educating the public and the medical community has never been more important. To achieve this goal, the International Society of Nephrology and the International Federation of Kidney Foundation have partnered with the Taskforce on Women and Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) to develop a policy […]

Today is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, as well as a global call to action for accelerating gender equality. When it comes to heart disease, women are still being left behind. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association earlier this year found that women […]

From 1-3 March 2018, the World Heart Federation were pleased to attend the 29th Annual Conference of the Saudi Heart Association in Riyadh, and to have the opportunity to meet delegates at our booth in the exhibition area. Held at the Crowne Plaza Convention Centre, a range of topics were addressed at the conference, from […]

Today the World Health Organization (WHO) published the six modules that make up the HEARTS technical package, a WHF-supported initiative which provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health at the national level. More people die from cardiovascular diseases than from any other cause, and over three-quarters of heart disease and stroke related deaths occur […]

The World Heart Federation (WHF) was delighted and honoured to attend the 45th Annual International Congress of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology “CardioEgypt 2018”, one of the largest cardiovascular meetings in North Africa and the Middle East. The conference took place from 26 February-1 March 2018 in Cairo, Egypt and was organized by our member, […]

The 2018 Emerging Leaders cohort, which includes candidates from 17 countries across 5 continents, has been announced. The Emerging Leaders Programme was created by the World Heart Federation to form and develop a long-term cadre of experts who collaborate, research, and act to reduce premature mortality from cardiovascular disease (CVD) globally. The 2017-2018 cohort marks the […]

The World Heart Federation Executive Committee met in Brussels, Belgium on 1-2 March, kindly hosted by the European Society of Cardiology. The main topic of discussion was the review of our membership benefits and governance structure. As a follow-up to the 2017 members’ survey and strategy review, WHF is revisiting its governance to ensure better […]

The World Heart Federation has pledged not to work with agencies that work with Big Tobacco, and encourage our members to do the same. We support the #QuitBigTobacco initiative, which aims to make sure that health organizations aren’t unknowingly aiding and abetting the tobacco industry by working with the very same ad agencies that promote […]