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Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia is the region most affected by noncommunicable diseases, with cardiovascular disease being responsible for more than half of all deaths across the region.

Europe and Central Asia have the highest prevalence of tobacco smoking among adults aged 15 and older as well as the highest alcohol consumption levels in the world.

90%

of all deaths in Europe and Central Asia are due to noncommunicable diseases

4.2M

people die in the region every year because of CVD

Europe & Central Asia have the highest proportion of smokers in the world

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Latest News

A Global Milestone: WHO Launches New Guidelines To Combat Rheumatic Heart Disease

The World Heart Federation (WHF) is excited to announce that the World Health Organization (WHO) has officially released its new Guideline on the Prevention and Diagnosis of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease. This key resource represents a major milestone in global efforts to combat rheumatic heart disease – a completely preventable condition that continues […]

Rheumatic Heart Disease

Report warns cardiovascular disease in Africa is a “time bomb waiting to explode”

More air pollution monitoring and research across Africa is urgently needed to avoid cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) overtaking infectious diseases as the leading cause of death on the continent according to a new report. Experts from the Universities of Edinburgh and Essex, working in collaboration with the World Heart Federation, warn that a lack of monitoring […]

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Health emergency preparedness, response, and resilience in the WHO European Region 2024-2029

This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE AGENDA ITEM 10   Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The European Heart Network and World Heart Federation applaud WHO and its […]

Pandemic Preparedness

Framework for resilient and sustainable health systems in the WHO European Region 2025-2030

This joint statement was delivered by the European Heart Network and the World Heart Federation at the Seventy-Fourth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe SEVENTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE WHO REGIONAL COMMITTEE FOR EUROPE AGENDA ITEM 9   Honourable Chair, Distinguished Delegates, The European Heart Network and World Heart Federation applaud WHO and its […]

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Women & CVD

Women & CVD

The most common heart attack symptom, in both men and women, is some type of chest pain, pressure or discomfort. But chest pain is not always the most noticeable symptom, especially in women, who are more likely to experience it as pressure or tightness in the chest. They may even have no chest pain at […]