Women and cardiovascular disease: closing the research, awareness, and care gap

Name: Women and cardiovascular disease: closing the research, awareness, and care gap
Start: 2026-05-19T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-05-19T14:30:00+02:00
Location: École Hôtelière de Genève – Restaurant Vieux Bois, Geneva

This World Heart Federation side event will focus on women and cardiovascular disease, including gaps in research, awareness, and care. The discussion will sit within WHF’s WHA79 programme addressing the global burden of cardiovascular disease, where proven prevention and treatment strategies still face barriers such as insufficient funding, policy gaps, and unequal implementation.