The first WHO Global Meeting of National NCD Programme Directors and Managers takes place 15-17 February
9 February, 2015
The aim of this World Health Organization meeting, taking place in Geneva, is to support national NCD programme directors and managers as they work to achieve a 25% reduction in premature mortality from NCDs by 2025 in their countries. The NCD Programme Managers and Directors will share best practice and experience on how to […]
European Heart Network paper on “TIPP, international trade and cardiovascular health”
6 February, 2015
The European Heart Network has just published a paper on the impact that international trade policies can have on cardiovascular diseases, especially heart disease and stroke, and related risk factors. The paper has a special focus on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Statements at the WHO Executive Board Meeting
2 February, 2015
Last week, the World Heart Federation took part in the 136th Executive Board of the WHO Executive Board and made two statements intended to ensure that cardiovascular disease (CVD) was included in the Board discussions. The first statement of the World Federation was on adolescent health and brought to the attention of the Board the […]
Launch of the WHO “Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014”
21 January, 2015
Last Monday 19 January 2015, the World Heart Federation took part in the launch of the WHO “Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2014”. This global status report on prevention and control of NCDs – to which the World Heart Federation contributed – is framed around the nine voluntery global targets. The report provides data […]
CDC and National Cancer Institute release first report on smokeless tobacco
19 January, 2015
The first-ever report on the global use and public health impact of smokeless tobacco finds that more than 300 million people in at least 70 countries use these harmful products. The report, Smokeless Tobacco and Public Health: A Global Perspective, has just been released by the CDC and the National Cancer Institute. There is a […]
British Heart Foundation release a new report on tobacco packaging
7 January, 2015
British Heart Foundation has just released a new report, “Standardised Packaging for Tobacco Products”. The report sums up recent evidence on the effectiveness of standardised packaging as a tobacco control strategy. The British Heart Foundation collaborated with the UK Center for Tobacco & Alcohol Studies, King’s College London, the Cancer Council of Victoria, the International […]
NCD Academy expands courses
1 January, 1970
Treating CVD patients in the time of COVID-19
1 January, 1970
Join us at the joint WCC/ESC congress in 2019!
1 January, 1970
The World Heart Federation is pleased to announce that our next congress, following WCC 2018 in Dubai, will be held in Paris in 2019, in conjunction with our members the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). This will be the first World Congress of Cardiology under a new model, which will see the congress taking place […]
ICN calls for the involvement of the health workforce in NCD Commission report
1 January, 1970
The International Council of Nurses (ICN), a member of the Global Coalition for Circulatory Health, has released a statement together with the International Confederation of Midwives and Nursing Now, calling for the involvement of the health workforce in the WHO High-level Commission on NCDs report, which will be used at the Third United Nations High-level Meeting […]