Study Sponsors:
 
  • The World Heart Federation
  • The World Health Organization
  • The International Clinical Epidemiology Network (www.inclen.org)

Funding Sources:
 
International Coordination:

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research
  • Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario
  • The International Clinical Epidemiology Network

and generous donations from pharmaceutical companies:

Local Coordination:
 
Country Funding Sources
Argentina INCLEN, CURE
Australia CURE
Bahrain Servier Les Laboratories
Botswana Astra South Africa
Brazil CURE
Cameroon INCLEN
Canada CURE
Chile INCLEN, Universidad de la Frontera, Sociedad Chilena de Cardiologia Filial Sur
Columbia Colciencias, Ministerio de Salud
Croatia Croatian Ministry of Science & Technology
Czech Republic CURE
Germany CURE
Greece CURE
Guatemala Liga Guatemalteca del Corazon, AVENTIS Guatemala
Hungary ASTRA Hassle, National Health Science Council, CURE
IRAN Iran Ministry of Health, Iranian Tobacco Company
Israel CURE
Italy CURE
Japan Sankyo Pharmaceutical Co., Merck Japan, Astra Japan
Kuwait Endowment Fund for Health Development in Kuwait
Mexico CURE, INCLEN
Netherlands CURE
Philippines Philippine Council for Health Research & Dev., INCLEN, Pfizer Philippines Foundation Inc., Astra Pharmaceuticals (Philippines) Inc, & the Astra Fund for Clinical Research & Continuing Medical Education, Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc.
Poland CURE
Portugal CURE
Singapore Singapore National Heart Association
South Africa MRC South Africa, Parke-David Pharmaceuticals, Aventis, CURE
Spain CURE
Sweden Grant from the Swedish State under LUA Agreement
Thailand INCLEN
U.S.A. CURE, King Pharmaceuticals
United Kingdom CURE
Zimbabwe INCLEN