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The call to policymakers and governments was made at 5pm on 22 September by WHF at the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Hearts Initiative meeting and comes one week ahead of World Heart Day 2016. WHF points to three practical steps that policymakers can take to collect reliable data which will provide the evidence needed […]

The event is to be held from the 9-11 December 2017 under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint: the Founder and Patron of Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP). The forum co-hosted by NCD Alliance and Friends of Cancer Patients will be held in Sharjah UAE. The forum will focus on national and global […]

Yesterday in his address to the 71st United Nations General Assembly, Uruguay’s President Tabaré Vázquez’s called on the global community to unify to tackle the leading cause of death and disability worldwide, non-communicable diseases (NCDs). “NCDs may not be dealt with in isolation; from this seat we invite all countries, governments and peoples to form […]

Thank you to World Heart Federation member AHA for all their incredible support of World Heart Day! View and share Yewande’s story To raise awareness of heart disease, take a look at this compelling film, produced by The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women and #CentricTV, and share it In recognition of World Heart […]

The first High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, supported by the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has recently concluded at the UN Headquarters in New York. The forum, which ran from 11-20 July 2016, was attended by nearly 1,500 Member States and other stakeholders, including the NCD community. Its purpose was […]

On 25 August 2016, the World Heart Federation participated in a consultation on the recently updated draft of Appendix 3, held at the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland. Appendix 3 is an annex to the WHO Global Action Plan on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) 2013-2020. The Appendix contains a list of policies to assist […]

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have been on a protracted rise in Sri Lanka to become the leading cause of disability, morbidity and mortality in the country: ‘In 2012, 65%-75% of in-patient deaths were due to NCDs.’ Source: NCD Alliance Lanka Strategic Plan. To drive the fight against NCDs, which includes cardiovascular disease (CVD), Sri Lanka has […]

19 August 2016 marked the 8th World Humanitarian Day, a United Nations initiative which celebrates humanitarian aid workers. This year, World Humanitarian Day focused on ‘Youth in Humanitarian Action’. This theme comes after the launch of the new ‘Global Compact for Young people in Humanitarian Action’ which was launched at the World Humanitarian Summit in […]

This World Heart Day, we want everyone to understand what they can do to fuel their hearts and power their lives. We’re sending out the message that your heart is at the heart of your health. And it’s easy to give it the care it deserves. Just a few simple steps such as eating more […]

The World Heart Federation (WHF) welcomes the appointment of Mr Michael Bloomberg, philanthropist, as World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs). NCDs are responsible for almost 43 million deaths each year. Of these 43 million 17.5 million are caused by cardiovascular disease (CVD), which alone is the single biggest killer in the […]

Created in 2014, World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders is among the first international training programmes on cardiovascular implementation research. Its main objective is to build up capacity, professional development, mentorship, and networking of CVD Emerging Leaders (ELs) in 100 countries. Due to the success of the initial three cohorts of Emerging Leaders, which took place […]