Providing the medicines patients need to control high blood pressure
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for early death worldwide, with approximately 80% of related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Daily medication can control high blood pressure and reduce risk of heart attack, stroke, chronic kidney disease, dementia, and premature death.1 Yet millions around the world still lack access to lifesaving […]
Improved hypertension care requires measurement and management in health facilities, not mass screening
In The Lancet, we challenge the common practice of conducting mass public blood pressure screenings and note that measuring blood pressure in patients attending primary care facilities is a much more efficient and effective way to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
Fourth time a charm?—How to make the UN high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases effective
In a new article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Dr. Tom Frieden and colleagues call for a focused strategy and more investment to address the world’s leading killer diseases. The article outlines specific, effective, and measurable steps countries can take to make progress and increase the chances that the upcoming […]
Unlocking health equity through free blood pressure medications
A new analysis by Resolve to Save Lives and partners is clear: removing patient copayments for anti-hypertensive medications reduces risk of heart attack, stroke, and hospitalization. Countries should explore providing free blood pressure medications as a way to save lives and meet sustainable development goals, particularly in LMICs where 80% of hypertension-related deaths occur and […]
Global report on hypertension: The race against a silent killer
WHO’s first-ever report on the global burden of high blood pressure and the progress made to manage the disease.
Under Pressure
Strategies to improve access to medicines to treat high blood pressure Developed in collaboration with the Médecins Sans Frontières Access project, this groundbreaking report on 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 […]