Today is #WorldHypertensionDay.
#Hypertension - or elevated blood pressure - is a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of ❤, 🧠, kidney & other diseases.
It is a major cause of premature death worldwide.
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It's #WorldHypertensionDay.
This is how you can prevent high blood pressure:
❗️Reduce 🧂 to less than 5g/day
❗️Avoid saturated fats & trans fats 🍔
❗️Avoid 🚬
❗️Reduce 🍺
❕Eat 🍎 and 🥦 regularly
❕Be active 🏃🏋️
Let's #BeatNCDs!
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It's #WorldHypertensionDay.
🌐 Globally, most people with #hypertension do not know that they have it.
❔ When was the last time you got your blood pressure tested?
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It's #WorldHypertensionDay.
#Hypertension is diagnosed if blood pressure readings are 1⃣4⃣0⃣-9⃣0⃣ or above on two different days.
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It's #WorldHypertensionDay.
You can control high blood pressure:
✅ Follow 👨⚕️👩⚕️ advice and adhere to lifestyle changes
✅ Take 💊 as prescribed
✅ Regularly check blood pressure
✅ Reduce and manage stress
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WHO is supporting countries to reduce #hypertension as a public health problem through the Global Hearts Initiative. The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries around the world.
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Since the start of a programme in 2017 to support governments to implement components of the Global Hearts Initiative, 3 million people in 18 low- and middle-income countries have started receiving treatment for #hypertension.
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