Sustainable protocol-based management of hypertension in one institution in northern Malawi

• Main Authors: Gwonde Hastings (Author), Raymond O'Connor (Author), Meadhbh Hunt (Author), Peter Harrington (Author), Joe Gallagher (Author), Mark Ledwidge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Across all WHO regions, Africa has the highest prevalence of hypertension with 46% of the population >25 years estimated to be hypertensive. Blood pressure (BP) control is poor, with <40% of hypertensives diagnosed, <30% of those diagnosed receiving medical treatment, and <...