World Heart Federation

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World Heart Federation (WHF)
Established1978
MissionCardiovascular health for everyone
PresidentProf. Daniel Piñeiro
Location
Website https://world-heart-federation.org/

The World Heart Federation (WHF) is a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, formed in 1978. WHF is recognized by the World Health Organization as its leading NGO partner in cardiovascular disease prevention.

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History

The World Heart Federation was formed in 1978 by a merger of the International Society of Cardiology and the International Cardiology Federation, under the name of the International Society and Federation of Cardiology. In 1998, this body changed its name to the World Heart Federation. [1]

The World Heart Federation represents more than 200 organizations around the world. It works to promote cardiovascular health, and provide information on access to relevant information, care, and treatment. [2]

The World Heart Federation is the cardiovascular disease (CVD) organization in official relations with the World Health Organization. [2]

Congresses and events

The World Heart Federation hosts the World Congress of Cardiology. The first World Congress of Cardiology was convened in Paris in September 1950 under the aegis of the International Society of Cardiology, which had itself been founded four years previously. [3]

In 2000, World Heart Day was founded to inform people that CVD is the world's leading cause of death. [4] [5] World Heart Day is the world's biggest awareness-raising platform for CVD, celebrated every year on 29 September. [6]

In 2016, the World Heart Federation hosted the first Global Summit on Circulatory Health, held in Mexico City. Attendees included ministers of health, public health officials, and industry leaders. In 2021, the Global Summit was renamed the World Heart Summit. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Bayés de Luna, Antoní (1999-03-02). "International Cooperation in World Cardiology" . Circulation. 99 (8): 986–989. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.99.8.986. PMID   10051288.
  2. 1 2 "World Heart Federation". NCD Alliance. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
  3. ↑ Snellen, HA (February 1980). "Birth and growth of the European Society of Cardiology". European Heart Journal. 1 (1): 5–7. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.eurheartj.a061095. PMID   7026246.
  4. ↑ Piñeiro, Daniel José; Narula, Jagat; Pervan, Borjana; Hadeed, Lisa (September 2023). "World Heart Day 2023: Knowing your heart". The Indian Journal of Medical Research. 158 (3): 213–215. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1689_23 . ISSN   0975-9174. PMC   10720962 . PMID   37861620.
  5. ↑ Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Perel, Pablo; Taylor, Sean; Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa; Bixby, Honor; Gaziano, Thomas A.; McGhie, Diana Vaca; Mwangi, Jeremiah; Pervan, Borjana; Narula, Jagat; Pineiro, Daniel; Pinto, Fausto J. (2024). "The Heart of the World". Global Heart. 19 (1): 11. doi: 10.5334/gh.1288 . ISSN   2211-8179. PMC   10809869 . PMID   38273998.
  6. ↑ Republica. "'Awareness among people on heart diseases has improved in Nepal'". My Republica. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  7. ↑ "World Heart Day: Promoting Heart Health Awareness". Shifa Foundation. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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