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294 million people living with hypertension in South-East Asia: WHO

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NEW DELHI: An estimated 294 million people are living with hypertension in the South-East Asia region, including India, said Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia on Thursday.

World Hypertension Day, observed on May 17 every year, “aims to increase awareness of this silent killer, and galvanise global action to combat high blood pressure”. This year, the theme is a call to ‘Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer’.

Stressing the importance of “early detection and control,” she noted that half of…



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