World Heart Federation

Short description: Non-governmental organization based in Switzerland

World Heart Federation (WHF)Established| 1978

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Mission| Cardiovascular health for everyone
President| Prof. Daniel Piñeiro
Location|

* Geneva, Switzerland

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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Congresses and events
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## 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. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/01.CIR.99.8.986.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "World Heart Federation" (in en). 2018-07-18. https://ncdalliance.org/world-heart-federation-1.
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. PMID 37861620.
5. ↑ Di Cesare, Mariachiara; Perel, Pablo; Taylor, Sean; Kabudula, Chodziwadziwa; Bixby, Honor; Gaziano, Thomas A.; McGhie, Diana Vaca; Mwangi, Jeremiah et al. (2024). "The Heart of the World". Global Heart 19 (1): 11. doi:10.5334/gh.1288. ISSN 2211-8179. PMID 38273998.
6. ↑ Republica. "'Awareness among people on heart diseases has improved in Nepal'" (in en). http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/132072/.
7. ↑ "World Heart Day: Promoting Heart Health Awareness". https://shifafoundation.org/celebrating-world-heart-day-a-step-towards-healthier-hearts/.

## External links

* World Heart Federation Official Website
* World Heart Report 2024
* World Heart Report 2023

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