India Hypertension Control Initiative wins UN award to control and prevent hypertension

India Hypertension Control Initiative wins UN award to control and prevent hypertension

• India has won the United Nations (UN) award for its ‘India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)’, a large-scale hypertension intervention under the National Health Mission (NHM) that saw 3.4 million hypertensive people identified and put on treatment at various government health facilities. The ‘2022 UN Interagency Task Force, and WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’ was announced at the UN General Assembly side event at New York, USA.
• As per the WHO’s report, one in four adults has high blood pressure, which is the common reason for sudden heart attack or stroke. It is a growing health issue in India is estimated that 20 crore adults with hypertension, and approximately only 2 crores (12%) have it under control. The Indian Government has adopted the “25 by 25” goal to reduce premature mortality due to Non­Communicable Diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025.

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Published date : 23 Sep 2022 05:59PM