Article
25 Aug 2025
The WHF Roadmap on Single-Pill Combination (SPC) highlights key roadblocks to their wider use and sets out practical solutions to overcome barriers in availability, affordability, and adoption. By scaling up SPCs, countries can improve cardiovascular health and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goal of a 30% reduction in premature mortality from non-communicable diseases, including CVD, by...
Strategy document
27 May 2025
The World Heart Federation's response outlines the cardiovascular health community's comprehensive feedback and recommendations on the Zero Draft of the Political Declaration on NCDs and Mental Health 2025.
Declaration
27 May 2025
This statement was prepared by the World Heart Federation in response to the UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCD’s panel discussion on Reshaping and Strengthening Health Systems and All Forms of Financing to Meet the Needs of People Living with and at Risk of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health Conditions.
Declaration
27 May 2025
This statement was delivered by Prof. Jagat Narula, President of the World Heart Federation, at the UN Multistakeholder Hearing on NCDs in response to a panel discussion on Tackling the Determinants of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health and Well-Being Through Multisectoral and Effective Governance and Collaborative Action.
Database
24 Apr 2025
The World Heart Federation aims to become the reference organization for information, knowledge, and policy in the global cardiovascular sphere. As part of our strategic objectives, we launched the World Heart Observatory: a knowledge hub that curates, aggregates, and visualizes data on cardiovascular conditions, biological risk factors, social determinants of health, and health systems and p...
Publication
11 Mar 2025
Electronic nicotine delivery systems, such as e-cigarettes, have been heavily marketed as safer alternatives to conventional cigarettes, fueling the misconception that such products are harmless.However, evidence shows that electronic cigarettes are far from innocuous, particularly to the heart. Their aerosols contain harmful substances typically found in tobacco smoke, along with new toxicants un...
Briefs & Fact Sheets
22 Oct 2024
Unhealthy diets are a major driver of noncommunicable diseases. In particular, ultra-processed foods, which contain high levels of sugars, sodium, saturated fats, and refined carbohydrates, contribute significantly to the incidence of NCDs such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Front-Of-Pack Labelling systems and policies play a crucial role in empowering consumers to make inform...
Publication
10 Jun 2024
The World Heart Federation policy brief, A Complex Interplay: Navigating the Crossroads of Tobacco Use, Cardiovascular Disease, and the COVID-19 Pandemic, explores the direct and indirect harmful interactions between tobacco use, cardiovascular disease, and the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief offers evidence-based recommendations to strengthen tobacco control in the post-COVID-19 era - and in pr...
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 effects of air pollution—not only on cardiovascular health, but on overall health as well.
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. The 2012 World Heart Federation echocardiographic criteria provided a standardized approach for the identification of RHD and facilitated an...
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. The brief explores the impact of physical inactivity on heart health and presents evidence-based solutions to reduce its burden. It equips readers with...
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 presents evidence-based solutions to reduce the health, social, economic, and environmental harms associated with both traditional and newer tobacco and n...
