{"id":13644,"date":"2022-12-05T17:23:34","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=13644"},"modified":"2022-12-05T17:23:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:23:34","slug":"whf-board-members-win-prestigous-alan-pifer-award-for-their-research-on-women-and-heart-health","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-board-members-win-prestigous-alan-pifer-award-for-their-research-on-women-and-heart-health\/","title":{"rendered":"WHF Board Members win prestigous Alan Pifer Award for their research on women and heart health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WHF Past President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.uct.ac.za\/article\/-2022-12-01-heart-disease-doyen-wins-alan-pifer-award\"><strong>Prof Karen Sliwa<\/strong><\/a> and Board Member <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.uct.ac.za\/article\/-2022-12-01-heart-disease-doyen-wins-alan-pifer-award\"><strong>Prof Liesl Z\u00fchlke<\/strong><\/a> have been awarded the University of Cape Town\u2019s prestigious <strong>Alan Pifer Award<\/strong> in recognition of their outstanding work in welfare-related research.<\/p>\n<p>A Past President of the World Heart Federation and Chair of the Neglected Cardiovascular Disease group, Prof Sliwa\u2019s scholarship has informed the development of a plethora of national and global policy and guidelines for heart disease, while significantly impacting research-capacity generation through the training of postgraduate students from South Africa and further north in Africa. She is especially renowned for her career-long dedication to addressing heart-health challenges common in Africa, especially among pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13648\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WHF Board Member Prof Z\u00fchlke is a paediatric cardiologist and leader in cardiovascular medicine on the African continent. She has recorded several exceptional scientific breakthroughs in her focus areas of rheumatic heart disease and congenital heart disease, with a considerable, measurable impact on heart health in Africa and internationally. Throughout her career, she has been deeply committed to seeing children&#8217;s and women\u2019s health take its rightful place at the centre of the global health agenda.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13647\" src=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/20221130-award1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith this award, I hope I can encourage many more young researchers to work in areas relevant to South Africa and Africa, and can\u2019t wait to witness their great discoveries and contributions to society,\u201d said Prof Karen Sliwa.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Alan Pifer Award<\/strong> was established to honour Alan Pifer, philanthropist and former president of the Carnegie Corporation, whose career focus was on social justice and strengthening the rights of historically disadvantaged groups, including women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHF Past President Prof Karen Sliwa and Board Member Prof Liesl Z\u00fchlke have been awarded the University of Cape Town\u2019s prestigious Alan Pifer Award in recognition of their outstanding work in welfare-related research. 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