Briefs & Fact Sheets
07 May 2023
Key facts An estimated 1.28 billion adults aged 30–79 years worldwide have hypertension, most (two-thirds) living in low- and middle-income countries An estimated 46% of adults with hypertension are unaware that they have the condition. L...
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...
Report
10 Mar 2023
The George Institute for Global Health China Salt Substitute and Stroke Study (SSaSS) has found replacing salt with a reduced-sodium added-potassium ‘salt substitute’ significantly lowers the risk of stroke, heart disease, and death. The study �...
Strategy document
07 Mar 2023
World Health Organization (WHO) policy on universal health coverage states that both rehabilitation and palliative care are essential components of quality health services and should be integrated within health systems using a multiprofessional...
Report
07 Mar 2023
Substantial effort is needed to make palliative care available and accessible to the people in need. This workshop was being organized as an effort to support countries in bring palliative care into priority at policies and strengthen the capacity to...
Publication
10 Feb 2023
Noncommunicable Diseases: A Compendium introduces readers to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) – what they are, their burden, their determinants and how they can be prevented and controlled. Focusing on cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer and...
Article
13 Dec 2022
Noncommunicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for 41 million deaths each year. That’s more than 70% of all deaths globally. Most of these deaths (77%) are in low-income and middle-income countries –...
Publication
21 Sep 2022
Noncommunicable diseases cause nearly three quarters of deaths in the world. There are four major NCDs: cardiovascular diseases (heart disease and stroke), cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory disease. Their drivers are social, environ...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This knowledge and skills reference guide provides a comprehensive list of required knowledge and skills in pharmaceutical and related care to support pharmacists to develop, upskill and refresh knowledge in cardiovascular diseases and related roles...
Publication
29 Jul 2022
This handbook identifies and describes pharmacist-led interventions in cardiovascular disease prevention, screening, management, and treatment optimisation to both support their implementation in pharmacy practice and to support advocacy efforts towa...
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...
