In India, staggering number of patients i.e. 200 million patients are hypertensive, but the control of this condition is very poor. Thus, the Union Health Ministry is going to launch the ‘India Hypertension Management Initiative’ (IHMI) to tackle the hypertension-associated disorders. This initiative will be launched in 25 districts to improve active screening and to intensify the hypertension treatment. Hypertension: Indian Scenario Poorly controlled hypertension is one of the major reasons why India’s burden of NCDs in India is rising in alarming rates.
Around 200 million Indian people are hypertensive. As per reports, in rural areas, only 25% of people with hypertension are aware of their condition, and only around 10% have their hypertension controlled. Even the urban areas, only 20% patients have their hypertension controlled. The ICMR Chief, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has said that…
