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…inactivity, tobacco use and alcohol abuse) several times. As the global community prepares to put the Global Strategy into action, WHF will continue to monitor progress and offer expert CVD…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-eb-140-statement-global-strategy-for-womens-childrens-and-adolescents-health/…and position the importance of access to treatments in a comprehensive way in favor of patients and their families. He participated in the panel “Risk Factors and CVD Comorbidities Present…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-at-the-international-heart-hub-ihhub-ii-latin-american-congress-on-heart-diseases/…a response to this draft based on comments drawn from WHF Members, Board and staff. Among WHF’s key comments are: Strong support for WHO’s top strategic priority of supporting ‘countries…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-participates-in-a-special-session-of-the-who-executive-board/…the Third United Nations High-Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) in 2018. The signatories pledge to advocate for policies for circulatory health, develop a common implementation strategy based on evidence…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/global-coalition-for-circulatory-health-partners-welcome/…the public, governments and others to make commitments to promote heart health by protecting people from use of tobacco products. Encourage countries to strengthen implementation of the proven MPOWER tobacco…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/world-no-tobacco-day-2018-will-focus-on-link-between-tobacco-and-heart-disease/…level. More people die from cardiovascular diseases than from any other cause, and over three-quarters of heart disease and stroke related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. The package…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/who-publishes-hearts-technical-package-modules/As the incidence of Chronic Kidney Disease escalates, investing in preventive measures on a governmental level and educating the public and the medical community has never been more important. To…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/a-call-to-action-on-world-kidney-day/A symposium on “Fixed-dose combinations for cardiovascular disease and hypertension: Perspectives and lessons learned from HIV/AIDS and TB” will be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/symposium-on-fixed-dose-combinations-for-cvd-and-hypertension-at-the-london-school-of-hygiene-tropical-medicine/In 2017, the World Heart Federation contacted our global membership to ask for their input and comments on the role of WHF in the prevention, control and elimination of Rheumatic…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/first-meeting-of-whf-rhd-taskforce/…RHD Taskforce was established in June of this year to take targeted actions to contribute to the implementation of the Resolution. The second meeting of the taskforce working group took…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/second-meeting-of-the-whf-rhd-taskforce-at-the-european-society-of-cardiology-congress-in-munich/…prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) topped the agenda at several meetings, following the recent Third UN High-level Meeting on NCDs, which was held in New York City on…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/whf-member-organizations-participate-in-who-regional-meetings/The WHF Roadmaps have become a cornerstone or highlighting priority disease areas in cardiovascular disease. The intended purpose of these documents is to establish frameworks that examine a specific disease…
https://world-heart-federation.org/news/paving-the-way-for-whf-roadmaps-in-2019/