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Don’t miss out on this opportunity to present your research to world leaders! The abstract programme extends across the spectrum of cardiovascular health, from prevention, diagnosis and treatment to advocacy and policy work. We encourage researchers and professionals working in all fields related to heart health, from pure research to program implementation, to submit […]

The applications for the Emerging Leaders 2015-2016 programme are now open and until 30 September. This is a great opportunity to develop your leadership skills and to learn more around a group of passionate people. This year, the focus is on tobacco prevention and control. For all the information, click here. We invite you to […]

Three CVD Roadmaps dedicated to secondary prevention, tobacco control and raised blood pressure have been developed by the World Heart Federation and are now available in our journal Global Heart. The Roadmaps are designed to translate existing knowledge of best practices, barriers, and solutions into practical strategies for improved cardiovascular health. They serve as models so […]

From 13-16 July, the city of Addis Ababa hosted the Third International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD3). The conference brought together `high-level political representatives, including Heads of State and Government, and Ministers of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation’ to reach a globally agreed outcome on how to finance development over the next 15 […]

New delicious and heart-healthy recipes from football stars Based on the success of the Eat for Goals! app in English, the World Heart Federation is launching a Spanish version of the app developed in partnership with UEFA. Eat for Goals! is a cookery app which gives young people the opportunity to cook the same delicious […]

Alert PASCAR meeting moved from Tunisia to Mauritius The Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR) annual meeting 3-7 October will be held in Mauritius instead of Tunisia as originally planned. For more information contact [email protected]

WHF will hold three side events at WHA The World Heart Federation will be attending the 68th World Health Assembly (WHA) from 18-26 May in Geneva. The agenda for this WHA promises to be particularly relevant for cardiovascular disease (CVD), as Agenda Item 13 is dedicated exclusively to ‘Non-communicable Diseases’. To advocate, raise awareness and share […]

WHF leaders share their vision for worldwide CVD prevention The article by WHF leaders “The World Heart Federation’s vision for worldwide cardiovascular disease prevention” published on 16 April 2015 expands on the following list to provide nine steps to help reach the 25×25 goal: Coalitions and partnerships Health-information systems Tobacco control & hypertension/secondary prevention Integrated […]

WHF launches new Roadmap for reducing premature CVD deaths through tobacco reduction What:   Leading experts in tobacco control and cardiovascular disease launch the Tobacco Roadmap at the World Congress of Tobacco or Health 2015 (WCTOH) When: Thursday 19th March Time:    12.30 – 13.55 (Gulf Standard Time) Where: WCTOH, Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, Abu […]

Hear what George Alleyne, Alvaro Avezum, Jagat Narula, Rachel Nugent, Anthony Rodgers, David Wood and Salim Yusuf, have to say about the recent World Heart Federation launch of their Roadmap for Secondary Prevention, designed to help address the challenges of achieveing 25×25 and reducing premature mortality by 25% by 2025.

The World Heart Federation has the pleasure of launching a new advocacy resource to help Members campaign for global action on CVD prevention and control. 2015 continues to be an incredibly important year for the cardiovascular health community: the global negotiations on the post-2015 sustainable agenda continue apace. As we write, the proposed Sustainable Development […]