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…community. We mobilised resources, skills, and most importantly our unwavering commitment to heart health, to ensure that the most vulnerable among us are protected and are able to access the…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/world-heart-2020-beating-cvd-facing-covid-19/…Webinar for the 71st World Health Assembly The WHF Advocacy, Communications and Programme Teams have recorded an informational webinar to brief WHF Members on the 71st World Health Assembly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewQTVw3JuJI…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-at-the-71st-world-health-assembly/…health and policy tools, such as , that can help us tackle the threat. Working towards a tobacco-free world is therefore a key strategic priority for the World Heart Federation….
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/celebrating-15-years-of-the-framework-convention-on-tobacco-control/…Development Goal Target 3.A, which calls on parties to “strengthen the implementation of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, as appropriate”. We regret that Mr. Møller’s…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-and-partners-call-on-un-secretary-general-to-reject-proposal-for-a-more-nuanced-relationship-with-tobacco-industry/…– especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – is alarming and saddening, particularly since through steps such as eating a healthy diet, regular physical activity and avoiding tobacco, the…
https://world-heart-federation.org/resource/state-heart-cvd-report/In its report, A Voice for the Invisible Child, Children’s HeartLink calls for the needs of children with heart disease to be included in efforts to strengthen health systems around…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/a-voice-for-the-invisible-child/…the health workforce; share examples of how technology is supporting global health workforce training; highlight case studies of how successful implementation of technology at the front lines of care delivery…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/health-organizations-host-forum-on-innovation-and-the-health-care-workforce/…This writing group reached out through WHF & IDF members in a first survey in December 2018 asking members to comment on key elements based on an ideal patient pathway,…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/sharing-the-burden-of-cvd-diabetes-a-global-collaborative-effort/…and national estimates of the population at increased risk of severe COVID-19 due to underlying health conditions in 2020: a modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2020 https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2214-109X%2820%2930264-3 (Accessed 20.07.2020) …
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/universal-health-coverage-day-a-call-to-action-from-the-global-coalition/…a registered non-profit organization established in 2014 – with a mission to provide access to quality healthcare for underserved communities across the globe. By leveraging Philips’ capabilities and combining them…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/world-heart-federation-partners-with-philips-foundation-to-provide-half-a-million-children-at-risk-of-rheumatic-heart-disease-with-access-to-life-saving-early-detection/…also includes an Implementation Review Mechanism (IRM), which will allow Parties to peer-review biennial implementation reports and improve FCTC implementation. There we were many other significant decisions that were adopted…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-participates-in-the-eighth-session-of-the-conference-of-the-parties-cop8/…Diana Vaca McGhie, Chair of the WHF Advocacy Committee, and Prof Tom Gaziano, Chair of the WHF Science Committee, urged governments to: Engage with people living with noncommunicable diseases and…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/speaking-for-the-heart-community-on-universal-health-coverage/