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Africa: More Than 700 Million People Worldwide Live With Untreated Hypertension - Report
WHO, 25 August 2021
Number of people living with hypertension has doubled to 1.28 billion since 1990 Read more »
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Africa: High Blood Pressure Now More Common in Low, Middle-Income Countries - New Report
UN News, 24 August 2021
The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, - a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other… Read more »
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South Africa: How Well Is SA's Chronic Medicines Distribution System Working?
spotlight, 20 August 2021
Having to collect one's medicines at overcrowded public sector clinics with long queues can be time-consuming, disruptive, and, these days, may expose one to a risk of contracting… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Go for Regular Check-Ups - First Lady
The Herald, 20 August 2021
First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa has urged people, especially the elderly, to undergo regular medical check-ups to allow early diagnosis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and… Read more »
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Nigeria: 9mobile Raises Awareness On Hypertension in 2nd Edition of Health Talk Series
This Day, 19 July 2021
In line with its commitment to refocus attention and inspire action around health and wellbeing, Nigeria's caring telecoms brand, 9mobile has concluded the 2nd edition of its… Read more »
More Than 700 Million People With Untreated Hypertension
The number of adults aged 30-79 years with hypertension has increased from 650 million to 1.28 billion in the last thirty years, according to the first comprehensive global analysis of trends in hypertension prevalence, detection, treatment and control, led by Imperial College London and WHO, and published in The Lancet.
Nearly half these people did not know they have the condition.
The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases, reportedly live in low and middle-income countries.
Hypertension can be detected easily through measuring blood pressure at home or by a health professional, and can often be treated effectively with medications that are low cost.
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