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The UAE tax authority confirmed that the excise tax law for tobacco, energy drinks and carbonated soft drinks will be effective from 1 October 2017. Tobacco and energy drinks will double their prices, while carbonated soft drinks will be taxed at 50%. This will not only affect those buying these goods within the Emirates, but also […]

We have now officially launched the World Heart Federation World Heart Day 2017 campaign. This year we are delighted to be running the campaign in partnership with Manulife, known as John Hancock in the USA, and Philips. This year, our World Heart Day theme is ‘share the power’. Small changes, such as eating a healthy diet, […]

Fans and staff travelling to UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 fixtures in the Netherlands have boosted their heart health by walking and cycling almost 2000 km to host stadia. Over 1600 people including women, children and families have downloaded the Active Match Mobile app and have collectively burned a total of 74.542 calories, and saved 236.281 […]

 A global coalition will be created to address urgent actions needed to fight the global heart disease and stroke pandemic following the World Heart Federation (WHF) 2nd Global Summit on Circulatory Health, held in Singapore from 12-13 July 2017. Building on the United Nations goal of a 25% reduction in premature non-communicable disease mortality by […]

On the occasion of the World Heart Federation 2nd Global Summit on Circulatory Health, the global cardiovascular disease (CVD) community is calling for immediate and urgent action to end needless deaths from the world’s number one killer. Each year there are 6 million premature deaths from CVD, many of which could be prevented or postponed […]

In 2015 the world made a commitment to end preventable child deaths. We commend the World Heart Federation for their work on the June 2017 adoption of the World Health Assembly resolution on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). This resolution is vital to reducing preventable child deaths. Yet we recognize that we must […]

2017 marks the fourth year of the World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders programme and focuses on access to essential medicines for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including heart disease and stroke. Despite the availability for decades of evidence-based medicines to prevent and treat CVD, their use is still very low. Access to essential CVD medicines is worryingly […]

A Healthy Heart Your Goal: Join the #MatchFitWoman challenge ahead of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 The World Heart Federation is partnering with UEFA, the Dutch Heart Foundation, the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), and the Healthy Stadia network to promote heart health and fight against cardiovascular disease ahead of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017. […]

Dilys Kemunto is a medical student at Moi University and a member of the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network (YP-CDN) in Eldoret, a city in Uasin Gishu county in Western Kenya. She and a group of her fellow students have recently created a programme to raise awareness around rheumatic heart disease locally and to support […]

From 22-31 May, the World Heart Federation participated in the 70th World Health Assembly, held in Geneva, Switzerland. In addition to attending policy discussions, the WHF co-sponsored two side events, which were among the 26 NCD-themed meetings taking place alongside the Assembly. From a packed agenda spanning 10 days and featuring discussions on a wide […]