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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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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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ACC.20/WCC VIRTUAL

Global Health Spoken Here
28-30 March 2020
#ACC20 #WCCardio

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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

25 May 2020

Developing a strategy in the time of COVID-19

News

21 May 2020

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

News

19 May 2020

A World Health Assembly Like No Other

News

  • Advocacy,
  • COVID-19
19 May 2020

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

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18 May 2020

A new virus but a known target: stepping up the case for heart health

News

  • COVID-19
18 May 2020

73rd World Health Assembly: Statement from WHF and the Global Coalition

Media release

  • Advocacy
13 May 2020

WHF Partners with ACC for Dedicated Week of Action on NCDs

Media release

13 May 2020

WHO's Walk the Talk: Health for All Challenge goes virtual!

News

  • Physical activity
06 May 2020

Global Coalition of Circulatory Health on WHO funding

Media release

  • COVID-19
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19 May 2020

Physical Activity & CVD - Infographic

Infographics

  • Physical activity
07 May 2020

Use Heart to Prevent COVID-19 - Facebook

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  • COVID-19
07 May 2020

Use Heart - Facebook

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  • COVID-19
06 May 2020

Heart Failure Infographic

Fact sheets

  • COVID-19
28 Apr 2020

COVID-19 Poster

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  • COVID-19
28 Apr 2020

COVID-19 GIF

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  • COVID-19
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