Urban Health

Local authorities and local partners should own the design, implementation and monitoring of interventions and solutions to fight hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

Public- and private-sector stakeholders from across society are all playing a role in fighting hypertension.

Governments should enforce strategies and reforms, taxation and incentive structures, to address the growing burden of cardiovascular disease.

Improving hypertension management requires updating clinical protocols, translating them into decision-support tools, training healthcare professionals, and enhancing care and patient engagement.