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Published on March 25, 2026

The Danon Foundation is a member of Global Heart Hub’s Women and Heart Network and we are excited to share the Global Heart Hub Women’s Heart Health Action Agenda – developed through a rigorous, inclusive and transparent co-creation process, shaped by lived experience and clinical expertise.

By acting together – across policy, systems, education, research and communities – we can change the story of women’s cardiovascular health and change the future.  ❤️♀️🌍 Read Global Heart Hub’s Women’s Heart Health Action Agenda here.

Background

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women – yet women continue to experience late, missed and misdiagnosis of heart disease.💔

  • Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among women – yet women continue to experience late, missed and misdiagnosis of heart disease – often compounded by fragmented care.
  • These gaps result in avoidable deaths, disability and economic and societal costs. These gaps are not inevitable – they reflect systems that were not designed with women in mind, and they can be changed.

The Action Agenda

  • Women’s cardiovascular health can be transformed, but only through coordinated, system-level action.
  • The Women’s Heart Health Action Agenda brings policy, systems, education, research and public awareness into a single, coherent structure for change.
  • The Women’s Heart Health Action Agenda translates insights into a practical global blueprint – structured around five core areas for change. Together, these areas provide a coherent and actionable pathway to improve outcomes for women globally.
    1. Policy, funding and accountability;
    2. Health systems transformation;
    3. Medical education and workforce development;
    4. Research and data equity; and
    5. Public awareness, engagement and empowerment.
  • Together, these five areas form a single, coherent and action-oriented framework for improving outcomes for women. They connect the enablers of change (policy, investment, accountability), the places where change must occur (systems, workforce, evidence) and the public-facing drivers that shape behavior and early action.

Think Heart First – for every woman, everywhere. By acting together – across policy, systems, education, research and communities – we can change the story of women’s heart health and change the future.

Download the Action Agenda