Search Tag: World Heart Federation
2016 04 Jun
The World Heart Federation is dedicated to leading the global fight against cardiovascular disease (CVD) – including heart disease and stroke - with a focus on low- and middle-income countries, via a united community of more than 200 member organizations . It aligns its efforts around the World Health Organization’s related target of reducing premature...Read more
2015 29 Sep
World Heart Day is an annual event that takes place on 29 September every year. The event was founded in 2000 with the goal of informing people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiovascular disease claims nearly 17.3 million lives every year. The World Heart Day is an effort to emphasise...Read more
2015 26 Jan
This week, we Zoom On Dr. Salim Yusuf, an internationally respected cardiologist and epidemiologist who has substantially influenced the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease over a 35-year career. Dr. Yusuf is the newly-elected President of the World Heart Federation (WHF), beginning a two-year term in January 2015. There, he is instituting...Read more