Understanding the role of staff nurses in hypertension management in primary care facilities in India: A time-motion study
Study estimating time spent by staff nurses on hypertension and other NCD activities in primary care facilities and time savings from the Simple app
Keep it simple: designing a user-centred digital information system to support chronic disease management in low/middle-income countries
Implementer report on the Simple mobile app from BMJ Health & Care Informatics
Our formula for effective hypertension care
There are five crucial components of hypertension care at public health scale: simple treatment protocols; access to quality, affordable medications, team-based care and task sharing; patient-centered care; and strong information systems.
Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Uganda
Treatment protocol developed by LINKS Grantee, Makarere University Joint AIDS Program
Hypertension Treatment Protocol: Fujian, China
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Fujian, China
Integrating hypertension and HIV management: Executive summary
Executive summary of Resolve to Save Lives’ toolkit to help HIV control programs incorporate a patient-centered approach to hypertension care
Integrating hypertension and HIV management: Toolkit
A practical guide to a patient-centered approach to integrating hypertension and HIV care using differentiated service delivery
DHIS2 Package for Hypertension & Diabetes Control Programs
A hypertension and diabetes control package for the District Health Information System 2 (DHIS2)—a free, open-source health management data platform. Not only is DHIS2 a practical, sustainable, ready-to-use solution, but it’s cost-effective and easy-to-train, too. Developed by the Federal Ministry of Health in Nigeria in collaboration with WHO-Nigeria and the University of Oslo, the newly […]
Quick-Start Guide to Implementing a National Hypertension Control Program
Fact sheet from Resolve to Save Lives with six steps to implementing a successful national hypertension control program.
Under Pressure: Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure
Our report, developed in collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, identifies barriers to affordable blood pressure medication in LMICs and underscores the need for a transformation of the global blood pressure medicines market to make life-saving medicines more affordable and available.
WHO guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults
Updated in 2021
Selecting Blood Pressure Devices
Short video outlining how to choose a blood pressure device
Measuring Blood Pressure Accurately
Short video with a step-by-step guide for health care workers on how to accurately measure blood pressure
India Hypertension Control Initiative and Simple App Training Manual
Hypertension management training resource for health care workers
Automated Digital Blood Pressure Devices (Spanish Subtitles)
Video sobre los monitores digitales automatizados para medir la presion arterial
Fundamentals for Implementing a Hypertension Program in Resource-Constrained Settings
Online training course aimed at program managers and implementers
PAHO virtual course on the implementation of the HEARTS technical package
Online training course for primary care physicians, nurses and others health workers
Simplified indicator calculator template
Excel spreadsheet to assist health facilities register new hypertension patients and calculate facility hypertension control rates (download)
Team-based hypertension management in primary health care
A guide that expands upon the WHO’s team-based care module of the HEARTS technical package, providing guidance and resources to assist in implementing team-based care for hypertension at the primary health care facility level
Managing Large-Scale Hypertension Control Programs: A Six-Step Guide
Our guide for program managers starting up national or subnational hypertension control programs, broken down into six steps and and supported by practical tools from our hypertension control resource library and the WHO HEARTS technical package and adaptable to the local program and setting.
Million Hearts Hypertension Control Change Package
Technical package including process improvements that outpatient clinical settings can implement to improve hypertension control rates
PAHO Virtual Course on accurate automated blood pressure measurement
Online training course available in English and Spanish
Simplified indicator calculator example
Example of completed spreadsheet for registering new hypertension patients and calculating facility hypertension control rates (download)
Lives Saved Calculator for Cardiovascular Health Interventions
Calculator modeling the impact of cardiovascular health interventions (including improved hypertension control) by country
Blood pressure measurement device selection in low‐resource settings: Challenges, compromises, and routes to progress
Article published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension
WHO technical specifications for blood pressure devices
Updated guidance on blood pressure measuring devices (2020)
Hearts in the Americas: Guide and essentials for implementation
Manual for hypertension program implementers at national and subnational levels
Hypertension treatment protocol: West Bengal, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in West Bengal, India
Hypertension treatment protocol: Vietnam
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Vietnam
Hypertension treatment protocol: Karnataka, India
Sample treatment protocol used by RTSL partners in Karnataka, India