01765nam a22002537a 4500 PH-MaWHO 20260212093426.0 260209b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9290212187 1020-0428 WPRO Library eng UHB.S 1996 World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean 644804 Prevention and management of hypertension Alexandria : World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, 1996. 49 pages EMRO technical publications series ; 23 This publication addresses the increasing importance of high blood pressure as a challenge to public health and an important cause of morbidity and mortality in countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. Hypertension is associated with the development of serious and potentially fatal complications, such as cardiovascular and renal diseases, thus causing considerable human suffering and enormous health care costs. There is a pressing need for action to control this problem. While primary prevention is critically important, prevention of complications through good management of established cases is equally essential. The publication reviews strategies for the prevention of hypertension in the Eastern Mediterranean populations and provides clinical practice guidelines for the management of high blood pressure with special emphasis on the role of primary health care. Hypertension Prevention and control 649105 Alwan, Ala Din 649104 editor https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/119555 MONO 2017 retain Mark 01-05-2018 14:52:34 nml 4065 4065 0 0 nml 0 0 WHO WPRO WPRO 2ndFlrLib 0 UHB.S 1996 WPR000304 2024-01-24 00:00:00 2021-05-23 MONO