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COVID-19 outbreak

Latest updates on the coronavirus and heart disease

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Use your heart to fight COVID-19

People with cardiovascular disease are more vulnerable to severe COVID-19

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Heart Hero
Challenge

In the lead up to World Heart Day, help your employees take care of their hearts with the Heart Hero Challenge app.

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NCD Academy

Educating primary care providers on NCD prevention and management

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Breaking the Silence

The new WHF-IASC Roadmap on Chagas Disease is an essential guiding document for healthcare professionals, health authorities and policymakers

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Turning the Tide

How communities are taking bold action against an epidemic that kills 41 million people every year

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Because Every Heartbeat Matters

Together with our Members, we are leading the global fight against cardiovascular disease

What Drives Us

Our Mission

Connect and coordinate the diverse cardiovascular community
Translate science into policy
Catalyse the exchange of information, ideas, and practices across borders

Our Work

Global Advocacy

Leading global advocacy efforts for action to prevent, control and reduce the global burden of CVD

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CVD Roadmaps & Roundtables

Informing health systems approaches to CVD by prioritizing practical, proven, cost-effective action

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Emerging Leaders Programme

Meet our global community of leaders who are shaping the future of cardiovascular health

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CVD is the world’s biggest killer

17.9m
deaths per year from CVD
1 in 10
Aged 30-70 die from CVD
31%
of all deaths are from CVD

Our Events

World Congress of Cardiology

Shining a spotlight on global cardiovascular health

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Global Summit on Circulatory Health

Convening thought leaders to elevate the world’s number one killer as the top global health priority

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World Heart Day

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Our Members

About our Members

Over 200 members in more than 100 countries, and growing stronger every day

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Become a Member

Joining forces to help people live longer, better, healthier lives

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Member Spotlight

Together, we are improving heart health around the world and changing lives

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Latest News

09 Jul 2020

WHF and Astra Zeneca publish new Heart Failure Gap Report

News

  • Heart Failure
24 Jun 2020

Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation launches Heart Heroes school campaign

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23 Jun 2020

2020 Emerging Leaders cohort announced

News

  • Emerging Leaders
17 Jun 2020

WHF supports Global Heart Hub's call to #JustGo in cardiac emergencies

News

  • COVID-19
16 Jun 2020

WHF Global Study on CVD and COVID-19

News

  • COVID-19
25 May 2020

Developing a strategy in the time of COVID-19

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21 May 2020

The Uganda Heart-Research Foundation develops treatment guidelines for common CVD conditions in Uganda

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19 May 2020

A World Health Assembly Like No Other

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  • Advocacy,
  • COVID-19
19 May 2020

PHFI announces eLearning courses 2020-2021 on Health Promotion and Tobacco Control

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09 Jul 2020

Accelerate Change Together: Heart Failure Gap Review

Policy and Reports

  • Heart Failure
09 Jul 2020

Accelerate Change Together: Heart Failure Gap Review (VIDEO)

Policy and Reports

  • Heart Failure
19 May 2020

Physical Activity & CVD - Infographic

Infographics

  • Physical activity
07 May 2020

Use Heart to Prevent COVID-19 - Facebook

Graphics

  • COVID-19
07 May 2020

Use Heart - Facebook

Graphics

  • COVID-19
06 May 2020

Heart Failure Infographic

Fact sheets

  • COVID-19
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