The leading global voice
We play a major role in bringing the CV community together to drive transformational change.
Together we are stronger
By 2025, our aim is to reduce premature deaths from CVD by at least 25%.
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Become a WHF member and help us to build global commitment to address cardiovascular health at the policy level.
We convene and connect our members
To share science, best practice and resources, acting as a global thought leader and catalyst for positive change.
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The biggest global awareness-raising campaign for CVD.
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Join world leaders in heart health, share ideas, network with specialists.
Advocating for heart health
We lead the global advocacy effort for action to prevent, control and reduce the global burden of CVD.
Creating awareness
All our programmes and partnerships are aimed at creating awareness of CVD as a priority issue across the globe.
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Resources
Explore everything from toolkits, videos and infographics, to policy reports, factsheets and more.
Striving for a 25% reduction by 2025 in premature deaths from cardiovascular disease around the world
By connecting, convening and working to each other's strengths, we increase everyone's capacity to improve CVD outcomes
Bringing together policymakers and leading thinkers to explore how can we create a sense of urgency when we're dealing with the number one killer.
WHF is the only global advocacy and leadership organization bringing together the CVD community to reduce the global burden of CVD.
2nd Global Summit on Circulatory Health
UEFA A Healthy Heart Your Goal
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Cardiovascular and circulatory disease community to create a Global Coalition to end needless deaths from the world's number one killer
News
WHF President David Wood - 2nd Global Summit on Circulatory Health
2nd Global Summit calls for urgent action to end needless deaths from CVD
Media release
Improving pediatric cardiac care is essential to reducing preventable child deaths
Opinion
World Heart Federation Emerging Leaders drive improved global access to essential CVD medicines
A Healthy Heart Your Goal: Join the #MatchFitWoman challenge ahead of the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017
Hearts to Hearts – Raising Awareness of RHD in Eldoret
70th World Health Assembly: Round-up of Key Decisions
News-type
Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease Resolution Recommended by WHO Executive Board
WHO report on the global tobacco epidemic, 2017: monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies
Policy and Reports
#MatchFitWoman Infographic
Infographic
CVD Advocacy Toolkit - The Road to 2018
Toolkits
A healthy heart your goal
Tobacco: totally avoidable risk factor of CVD
Fact sheets
Diet, overweight and obesity
