Closing the Gap in global disparities in hypertension control

Shiva Raj Mishra; Gautam Satheesh; Vishnu Khanal; Tu N. Nguyen; Dean Picone; Niamh Chapman; Richard I. Lindley

doi:10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.24137

Closing the Gap in global disparities in hypertension control

Shiva Raj Mishra
, Gautam Satheesh
, Vishnu Khanal
, Tu N. Nguyen
, Dean Picone
, Niamh Chapman
, Richard I. Lindley

The University of Sydney
Nepal Development Society
The George Institute of Global Health
Charles Darwin University
The George Institute of Global Health

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Abstract

More than 1.3 billion adults are estimated to have high blood pressure (BP) globally. Up to 28% of the population in South Asia and 46% in Africa have hypertension.1 Hypertension is a major cardiovascular risk factor contributing to nearly 5 million deaths worldwide. Despite advances in BP measurement technology and the availability of safe and effective antihypertensive drugs, a large proportion of patients still fail to receive diagnosis and achieve a BP targets.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	407-410
Number of pages	4
Journal	Hypertension
Volume	82
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.124.24137
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2025
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

health policy
hypertension
lower-middle-income countries
physicians
primary health care

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