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CLINICAL INNOVATORS

The World Heart Federation unites its
members and leads the global fight
against heart disease and stroke, with
a focus on low and middle income
countries.

CVD only affects older people in high income countries, the absence of CVD in the original Millennium
Development Goals which drove donor priorities for
the early part of this century, and the need for a stronger patient voice to tell the story of CVD—including
how much of the death and suffering associated with
CVD is preventable—to communicate to policymakers
and the public. A coordinated response from the CVD
community is an important first step in overcoming
these challenges, and we have recently launched the
Mexico Declaration for Circulatory Health. 
Could you tell us about the Mexico Declaration for
Circulatory Health?
The Mexico Declaration for Circulatory Health

brings together global health organizations
committed to improving circulatory health and
reducing deaths and disability from heart disease
and stroke around the world. To achieve this we
must work together to support implementation of
the WHO Global Action Plan 2013–2020 for NCD
reduction, advocate to politicians and poly makers
for funding and implementation of national action
plans, and communicate our shared vision and
strategy to politicians, policy makers, professionals, and the public through all of our organizations.
By uniting the whole cardiovascular community
around the “25 by 25” agenda (25% premature
mortality from NCDs by 2025) and bringing in
other stakeholders—the public sector, non-govern-

mental organizations, the private sector and the
general public—we aim to strengthen our already
powerful global voice for circulatory health.
What are you goals for the World Heart Federation
in the coming years?
In 2014 the Board approved a new 3-year strategy
to focus the ef forts of the WHF on working with
our members to achieve the WHO 25 by 25 target
and to align closely with WHO through roadmaps
on priority targets and a program to train emerging leaders.  We are also focused on ensuring that
CVD is in the global health agenda, including within
universal health coverage (UHC) and the sustainable development goals, and that World Heart Day
and our leadership role as a convener through the
Summit and Congress continue to profile the CVD
agenda.  Finally, we are committed to an accelerated
response to addressing rheumatic heart disease with
a WHO resolution planned for 2017.  We’re also
committed to amplifying the voices of our members
and welcome new organizations to come join us! ■
Katlyn Nemani, MD, is a physician
at New York University.

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