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Key resources for blood pressure control

Cover image for RTSL advocacy one pager on access to medicines for hypertension by RTSL

Providing the medicines patients need to control high blood pressure

Resolve to Save Lives
Why medicine access remains a barrier to many living with high blood pressure and how governments and donors can help bridge the gap and keep blood pressure under control.

9 million lives saved and counting

Resolve to Save Lives
Heart health partnerships between 2018 and 2023 will result in 9 million fewer deaths worldwide. This report details how.
Universal hypertension management protocols from Resolve to Save Lives

Standard clinical protocols for managing hypertension

Resolve to Save Lives
Adapt these universal, evidence-based protocols for treating high blood pressure to your country’s local context.
Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Designing an optimal digital tool for hypertension and other long-term treatment programs

Resolve to Save Lives
Step-by-step guidance for creating an effective digital tool for hypertension management and other chronic disease programs
Implementation of Global Hearts Hypertension Control Programs in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Implementation of Global Hearts Hypertension Control Programs in 32 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Andrew E. Moran, ET AL.
screenshot of cover of global hearts journal article with red and pink background

Integrated Antihypertensive and Statin Treatment Protocols for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Less than ten percent of patients in LMICs get the cholesterol medications they need to prevent heart attack and stroke. Integrating statins into existing HEARTS protocols can address this disparity.
front page of JAMA article on blood pressure positioning

Arm Position and Blood Pressure Readings: The ARMS Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

Faulty blood pressure readings can put lives at risk. This new trial highlights how to measure blood pressures correctly to improve quality of care.
cover photo for the document titled Guide to management of overdue patients with hypertension showing a woman with a green headdress using a digital device

Guide for Management of Overdue Patients with Hypertension

Resolve to Save Lives

Github page for DHIS2 hypertension and diabetes control package

DHIS2
The latest DHIS2 tracker that integrates hypertension and diabetes care for large scale NCD programs is now available for download via Github.

Factsheet for DHIS2 for Hypertension & Diabetes Programs

Resolve to Save Lives
DHI2’s new tracker integrates hypertension and diabetes care for large-scale NCD programs in a digital health care solutions that’s practical, sustainable, cost-effective, and easy to train.
DHIS2 for hypertension and diabetes control

Demo site for DHIS2 hypertension and diabetes control package

DHIS2
The latest DHIS2 tracker that integrates hypertension and diabetes care for large scale NCD programs is now available to demo.
WHO global hypertension report: race against a silent killer

Global report on hypertension: The race against a silent killer

World Health Organization
Read WHO’s first-ever report on the global burden of high blood pressure and the path to progress.
5 components blood pressure control

Our formula for effective hypertension care

Resolve to Save Lives
HIV hypertension integration

Integrating hypertension and HIV management: Toolkit

Resolve to Save Lives
DHIS2 for hypertension and diabetes control

DHIS2 Package for Hypertension & Diabetes Control Programs

Resolve to Save Lives
The updated version 2 of DHIS2 Tracker is a free, open-source health management data platform that integrates care of hypertension and diabetes for large-scale NCD programs.

Quick-Start Guide to Implementing a National Hypertension Control Program

Resolve to Save Lives
Cover image from Resolve to Save lives report Under Pressure:Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries

Under Pressure

Resolve to Save Lives and Médecins Sans Frontières
A collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, our landmark report demonstrates the urgent need to improve access to blood pressure medicines in LMICs.
RTSL Six step guide hypertension program

Managing Large-Scale Hypertension Control Programs: A Six-Step Guide

Resolve to Save Lives

Lives saved calculator for cardiovascular health interventions

Resolve to Save Lives and the University of Washington
How many lives could be saved in countries around the world by scaling up hypertension control and reducing salt consumption by the year 2040?

HEARTS technical package

World Health Organization