Sustainable Development Goals mandate partnerships to advance global health within an integrated framework of development.

A global thrust is needed to counter the global threat of cardiovascular diseases, which are extracting a high toll of premature mortality in low- and middle-income countries.

Both the generation of new knowledge and effective application of available knowledge can be greatly aided by research collaboration between developed and developing countries, with mutually beneficial results.

Low- and middle-income countries offer an opportunity for large-scale research studies and also young researchers who can advance innovations into global application.