11 million people suffering from hypertension, diabetes under treatment in India, says WHO director-general Ghebreyesus

Aug 22, 2023

The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that around 11 million people suffering from hypertension and diabetes are on treatment...

Hypertension Treatment Strategies for South Asians: Which Two-drug Combination Therapies are Effective

Nov 19, 2024

New Delhi [India], November 19: The Centre for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC) announced the completion of the Treatment Optimization for Blood Pressure with Single-Pill...

UN awards India's large-scale initiative against hypertension

Sep 21, 2022

New Delhi [India], September 21 : In a significant achievement and recognition of the country's efforts against hypertension, India has won a UN award...

World Hypertension Day: Health Ministry announces '75/25' initiative for people with hypertension, diabetes

May 17, 2023

To mark World Hypertension Day, Union Health Ministry on Wednesday launched an ambitious initiative of screening and putting 75 million people with hypertension and...

Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack risk

Dec 18, 2022

According to new research published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, high levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may...

Lupin Limited Leads Nationwide Blood Pressure Screening and Awareness Drive in Collaboration with ISH and WHL

Jun 29, 2024

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 29: Lupin Limited, in association with the Indian Society of Hypertension (ISH) and the World Hypertension League (WHL), recently conducted...