Using simple, practical treatment protocols standardizes a high quality of care and significantly improves health outcomes in large-scale hypertension control programs. Not only do they provide easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that empower non-physician health care workers to manage patient care closer to home, they also unlock bulk purchasing for essential medications, lowering costs and the risk of drug shortages and making it easier for patients to stay on treatment,
These universal hypertension treatment protocols, created by clinical experts at Resolve to Save Lives, offer options that countries can adapt to their local context and include the addition of statins to simultaneously treat high cholesterol and further reduce risk factors for heart attack and stroke.
