Report
24 Apr 2024
The second World Heart Report aims to equip policymakers and advocates worldwide with a consolidated analysis of the links between air pollution and cardiovascular disease. The goal is to identify concrete actions that can mitigate the harmful effect...
Publication
24 Mar 2024
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is an important and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality among children and young adults in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as among certain at-risk populations living in high-income countries.&nb...
Publication
12 Feb 2024
The World Heart Federation policy brief, More People, More Active, More Often for Heart Health - Taking Action on Physical Activity, highlights the critical role of physical activity in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. Th...
Publication
31 Jan 2024
The World Heart Federation policy brief, Nicotine and Cardiovascular Health: When Poison Is Addictive, highlights the latest scientific evidence on nicotine and cardiovascular disease. It explores the effects of nicotine on heart health and pres...
Report
24 Apr 2023
The World Heart Report 2023 offers a comprehensive overview of the current trends and evolving landscape across key dimensions of cardiovascular health. By integrating epidemiological, policy, and economic data, the World Heart Report equips policyma...
Publication
24 Apr 2023
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
03 Oct 2022
The WHF Roadmap for Cholesterol identifies roadblocks and suggests potential solutions to improve cardiovascular health and help reach the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goals: achieve a 30% reduction in NCDs, including CVD, by 2030.
Publication
24 Jul 2022
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
Publication
24 Jul 2022
The World Heart Federation policy brief, The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Health: Myths and Measures, highlights the latest scientific evidence on alcohol and cardiovascular disease, challenging long-standing myths around alcohol's...
Guide
24 Apr 2022
The WHF Cholesterol Advocacy Toolkit provides stakeholders with information as well as practical tools to support cholesterol advocacy at local, national, regional, and global levels.
Publication
24 Apr 2022
The World Heart Federation Roadmaps are central to its mission to address the global burden of cardiovascular disease. They provide comprehensive frameworks for countries and regions to identify key barriers as well as implement evidence-based polici...
08 Nov 2021
The World Heart Federation has joined a global call to action for governments to update their national climate commitments under the Paris Agreement, in line with their fair share of limiting warming to 1.5°C. The call comes ahead of the UN climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK as more than 300 organizations representing at least 45 million nurses, doctors and health professionals worldwide �...
08 Nov 2021
