Online training on the HEARTS technical package
Publication date: 2022
Addressing cardiovascular disease and its major risk factors including diabetes at the primary health care level is very important for countries in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. This online training on the HEARTS technical package is an interactive overview of the WHO HEARTS technical package. This training provides global examples and case studies over nine modules, and quizzes to test your retention of the material.
HEARTS: technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Risk-based CVD management
Publication date: 2020
The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health. It comprises six modules and an implementation guide. This package supports Ministries of Health to strengthen CVD management in primary care and aligns with World Health Organization’s Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions (WHO PEN). The WHO HEARTS modules are intended for use by policy-makers and programme managers at different levels within Ministries of Health who can influence CVD primary care delivery. Different sections of each module are aimed at different levels of the health system and different cadres of providers. All modules will require adaptation at country level.
Framework for action on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
Publication date: 2019
In October 2019, the WHO Regional Committee for the Eastern Mediterranean endorsed a regional framework to support countries scale up action on rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in the Region. The regional framework provides strategic interventions and indicators for countries to assess their progress in the nine domains of: governance; primary prevention; secondary prevention; access to medicines; surveillance and monitoring; health workforce at the community and primary health care level; community awareness; tertiary care, including surgical intervention; and social determinants of health.
HEARTS: technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care
Publication date: 2016
The HEARTS technical package provides a set of effective, practical interventions for strengthening the management of risk factors for CVDs in primary health care. The aim is to prevent cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes) by ensuring equitable access to continuous, standardized, high-quality care for people at high risk. HEARTS is aligned with and builds on the WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable Disease Interventions for Primary Health Care in Low-resource Settings for strengthening NCD management, and it complements WHO strategies and packages for population-based primary prevention of CVD, including tobacco control and salt reduction.