High blood pressure, high stakes: Translating commitment into life-saving action
Blood pressure control is one of the world’s leading risk factors for death and disability. With 1.4 billion people living with hypertension worldwide, controlling high blood pressure in just 50% of people could prevent 76 million deaths by 2050 and save $100 billion annually in health care costs.
On Tuesday 23 September 2025 at 08:00-09:00 (EST) / 14:00-15:00 (CEST) join World Health Organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Resolve to Save Lives for a side event at the United Nations General Assembly marking the release of the World Health Organization’s 2025 Global report on hypertension and highlighting real-world experiences of countries turning commitment to action and getting high blood pressure under control.
Invited speakers:
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General, World Health Organization
- Dr. Kelly Henning, Public Health Team Lead, Bloomberg Philanthropies
- M Lei Haichao, Head of National Health Commission, China
- Dr. Victor Atallah Lajam, Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, Dominican Republic
- Dr. Mekdes Daba, Minister of Health, Ethiopia
- M. Shri Prakash Nadda, Union Minister of Health, India
- Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Health, Indonesia
- Dr. Teodoro Javier Herbosa, Honorable Secretary, Department of Health, the Philippines
- Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Regional Director, Pan American Health Organization
- Alice Park, Senior Health Correspondent, TIME Magazine (moderator)
To attend in-person, contact [email protected]
Register for virtual attendance here.