{"id":2250,"date":"2017-05-01T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T11:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/world-heart-day-policy-call\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T18:12:58","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:12:58","slug":"world-heart-day-policy-call","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/world-heart-day-policy-call\/","title":{"rendered":"World Heart Day Policy Call"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On 29 September 2016 \u2013 World Heart Day \u2013 the World Heart Federation launched a two-year campaign focusing on a topical theme: the power of information.<\/p>\n

As well as being the foundation for strong advocacy, robust and reliable data is essential for governments when deciding where to allocate resources to fund health programmes. \u00a0However, many governments lack the adequate technical and financial resources, workforce capacity, and political will necessary for robust CVD<\/a> surveillance and monitoring. Others may not apply the information they gather to guide policies on CVD, or may not harmonize data collected from different sources.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, many countries have made great strides in developing policies to address their CVD burden, despite limited resources. To help improve our knowledge of countries\u2019 CVD burdens around the world, the WHF\u2019s World Heart Day campaign for 2016 and 2017 includes a global policy call to governments:<\/p>\n

To implement reliable and fit for purpose surveillance and monitoring systems for CVD in order to better prevent, treat and control the world\u2019s biggest killer.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

More specifically, WHF aims to secure commitments from governments to:<\/p>\n