{"id":2972,"date":"2019-10-03T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T07:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-releases-new-advocacy-strategy-for-2019-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-09-05T18:17:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T16:17:33","slug":"whf-releases-new-advocacy-strategy-for-2019-2022","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/whf-releases-new-advocacy-strategy-for-2019-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"WHF releases new Advocacy Strategy for 2019-2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Heart Federation has released its new Advocacy Strategy 2019-2020: Advocating like Investors<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why an Advocacy Strategy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The new Advocacy Strategy aims to specify what WHF wants to achieve through advocacy by 2022, including broad goals and detailed objectives. It will guide our work and help us measure success over the next four years.<\/p>\n

How was the Advocacy Strategy developed?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Advocacy Strategy was written through the collaborative effort of the WHF Advocacy Committee and Team and approved by the Board. Its development included a strong focus on our unique advantages as WHF, particularly our strong science base; analysing the global, political, economic and social environment; seeking to have health included in all policies; what we have learned, such as our success with the World Health Assembly\u2019s adoption of the Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) Resolution; leveraging the influence of doctors, scientists and researchers; and building opportunities for collaboration with members and partners through advocacy.<\/p>\n

What are the WHF Advocacy General Objectives (AGO)?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Under the Overarching Goal of improving health for everyone by advocating for CVD prevention<\/a> as an investment towards the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, the plan focuses on three General Objectives:<\/p>\n