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The official Twitter Account for the World Hypertension League. A Non-Profit Organization Dedicated to the Prevention and Control of Hypertension Globally
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World #Hypertension Day on 17 May 2024 and May Measurement Month are fast approaching.
We have put together some ideas on how you can get involved and support this year’s campaigns:
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Stroke Association Supportnetwork-Ghana(SASNETGH) in collaboration Eastern Regional Hospital Koforidua Diabetes and Hypertension Clinic in partnership with whleague World Heart Federation Ghana NCD Alliance African Stroke Organization(ASO) Organized Screening exercise for workers in commemoration of Labour's Day on the 1st of May,2024 International Labour Organization United Nations Geneva Ministry of Health, Ghana
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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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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Today is #WorldHypertensionDay ! Please see our Press Release whleague.org/about-us/world… including Children's Art Contributions and WHL Excellent Award Winners.
New research reveals restaurants & takeaways are drowning our food in salt, with 1 in 2 pizzas containing a days’ worth or more of salt. We support Action on Salt call to Government to get tough on the food industry for the sake of our health #DitchTheSalt bit.ly/3MwTOhE
High Blood Pressure is the biggest single contributing risk factor to global health. Help promote hypertension awareness on #WorldHypertensionDay on May 17th, and #MeasureYourBP
For more information and resources go to whleague.org/about-us/world…
Topical Review: ' #Stroke Prevention and Treatment in People With Type 2 Diabetes: Is There a Role for GLP-1 (Glucagon-Like Peptide-1) Analogues?' by David Williams et al. #AHAJournals ahajrnls.org/3KO9JHK
In this study 👇we found that risk of #cancer decreased as #cardiovascular health increased. Primordial #prevention is important for the prevention of cancer.
May Measurement Month is back for 2023! Please visit our website maymeasure.org for more details and information on how to get involved. Join in with #TheBigSqueeze #MMM23 #MayMeasurementMonth
Due to some variations in how #bloodpressure is measured around the 🌍, we have now reached consensus across many global organisations
See here for clear #guidelines .
International Society of Hypertension whleague KDIGO European Society of Hypertension AHA Research Resolve to Save Lives American Journal of Medicine
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2023 WHL Children's Art Program - Call for Artwork. For more info go to bit.ly/3I8Jj1T #WorldHyperLeag