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Blood pressure control
Calcium channel blockers are safe, affordable, and effective—making them the ideal first-line hypertension treatment to drive global control efforts in low-resource settings.
Nearly one in four people living with HIV also have hypertension, underscoring the importance of integrating hypertension care into routine HIV services to support better long-term health outcomes.
Resolve to Save Lives
Governments, funders, and the private sector can improve access to blood pressure medicines for as little as one penny per pill.
Patient retention rose from 52% to 76% and blood pressure control increased to 57%.
BMC – part of Springer Nature
Understanding the cost of scaling up hypertension services to help prevent and control high blood pressure in Nigeria.
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.
Ethiopia Ministry of Health
Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service
Published in 2024 by the The Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Supply Service (EPSS).
Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service
Classifying medicines as: Vital, Essential, or Non-essential to prioritize pharmaceutical procurement in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Ministry of Health
Frieden et al
Measuring blood pressure in patients attending primary care facilities is more efficient and effective than mass screenings.
Resolve to Save Lives
Heart health partnerships between 2018 and 2023 will result in 9 million fewer deaths worldwide. This report details how.
