{"id":261329,"date":"2023-09-22T20:27:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=261329"},"modified":"2023-09-22T20:27:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T14:57:29","slug":"silent-killer-india-must-get-more-people-to-keep-blood-pressure-under-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/silent-killer-india-must-get-more-people-to-keep-blood-pressure-under-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent killer \u2013 India must get more people to keep blood pressure under control"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source<\/strong>: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cSilent killer \u2013 India must get more people to keep blood pressure under control<\/strong>\u201d published in The Hindu <\/strong>on\u00a022nd<\/sup> September 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Issues Related to Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relevance: <\/strong>concerns with hypertension<\/strong><\/p>\n

News: <\/strong>Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first report on hypertension.<\/p>\n

What are the key findings of the report?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Globally:<\/strong> Hypertension is a global issue, affecting one in three individuals, and it is often inadequately controlled in four out of five cases.<\/p>\n

This highlights the lack of effective measures taken by countries to manage this major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and strokes.<\/p>\n

Uncontrolled blood pressure, even below 140\/90, is risky, especially for people with diabetes, obesity, and habits like tobacco and alcohol use.<\/p>\n

India:<\/strong> In India, the WHO report from 2019 data shows that 188 million adults aged 30-79 have hypertension, but only 37% are diagnosed, 30% are treated, and just 15% have their hypertension under control.<\/p>\n

Women seem to have slightly better rates of diagnosis, treatment, and control compared to men.<\/p>\n

Stroke rates in India are high, with a fatality rate of 18%-42%. In 2019, heart attacks were the top cause of death and disability in the country.<\/p>\n

Must Read: <\/strong>WHO releases report on global impact of high BP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

What are the reasons behind rising hypertension cases in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research indicates that consuming more than five grams of salt daily is linked to 17%-30% of hypertension cases.<\/p>\n

Although member States are obligated to achieve a 30% reduction in average population salt intake by 2025, India has not fully adopted the WHO’s recommendations to reduce salt consumption.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A 2021 study in four Indian States found high salt and sugar levels in packaged foods<\/strong>, highlighting the importance of mandatory front-of-pack nutrition labels, food reformulation to reduce salt, and public awareness efforts.<\/p>\n

What steps has India undertaken to address hypertension?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India has made progress in managing hypertension through the India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)<\/strong><\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n

As of March 2021,<\/strong> 48% of patients at primary health centers and 55% at health wellness centers achieved blood pressure control under this program.<\/p>\n

Hence, expanding this initiative and maintaining effective blood pressure control should be the essential goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article\u00a0\u201cSilent killer \u2013 India must get more people to keep blood pressure under control\u201d published in The Hindu on\u00a022nd September 2023. Syllabus: GS 2 \u2013 Issues Related to Health Relevance: concerns with hypertension News: Recently, the World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first report on hypertension. What… Continue reading Silent killer \u2013 India must get more people to keep blood pressure under control<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131,10498],"class_list":["post-261329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=261329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/261329\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=261329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=261329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=261329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}