{"id":263311,"date":"2026-01-06T06:49:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=263311"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:23:06","slug":"health-authorities-launches-roadmap-to-improve-blood-pressure-control-and-save-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/health-authorities-launches-roadmap-to-improve-blood-pressure-control-and-save-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Health authorities launches roadmap to improve blood pressure control and save lives"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-355196528\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Pan American Health Organization (<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/browne-says-ghanaian-nurses-recruited-to-shield-health-system-from-u-s-cuba-tensions\/?swcfpc=1\">PAHO<\/a>) has launched the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.lana.2025.101311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HEARTS Quality Framework<\/a>, a practical guide published in The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Americas, which countries can\u00a0immediately use to e<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antiguan-scholar-jewel-b-thomas-earns-phd-in-public-health-in-us\/?swcfpc=1\">nhance hypertension and cardiovascular risk management<\/a>, prevent heart attacks and strokes, and deliver better care through primary health care within their communities.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2945829528\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Americas, heart disease and strokes claim more than <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/government-to-deploy-120-new-health-workers-by-year-end-cabinet-says\/?swcfpc=1\">2.2 million lives each year<\/a>, and many of the victims are people in their most productive years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>000 <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/browne-says-ghanaian-nurses-recruited-to-shield-health-system-from-u-s-cuba-tensions\/?swcfpc=1\">High blood pressure<\/a>\u2014known as the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/browne-says-ghanaian-nurses-recruited-to-shield-health-system-from-u-s-cuba-tensions\/?swcfpc=1\">silent kille<\/a>r&#8221;\u2014is the leading risk factor, affecting nearly four in ten adults across the region. <\/p><div id=\"antig-3305573231\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-464121353\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0979\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 1047w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:245\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 245w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:838\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 838w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:939\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1047\" height=\"1280\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the availability of affordable and effective treatments, only one in three people with hypertension have their condition under control.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2563879410\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHypertension remains the world\u2019s deadliest health threat, but also one of the most manageable,\u201d said\u00a0<em>Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO. &#8220;This framework is not just another policy document\u2014it&#8217;s the playbook already saving lives in thousands of community health clinics. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If countries adopt and scale it up, we can prevent millions of heart attacks and strokes over the next decade.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><div id=\"antig-2949279413\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The new HEARTS Quality Framework translates real-world experiences into a tested blueprint for overcoming barriers that keep millions from getting the care they need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include inaccurate blood pressure measurements due to outdated equipment, limited availability of essential medicines, suboptimal treatments, and unnecessary monthly visits to renew prescriptions.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1311616736\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>HEARTS in the Americas is the world&#8217;s most extensive\u00a0<strong>adaptation\u00a0<\/strong>of the World Health Organization&#8217;s (WHO) global HEARTS initiative and is now active in 33 countries, reaching nearly 10,000 primary care facilities, with more than six million people managed through standardized treatment protocols. <\/p><div id=\"antig-1296023836\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Where fully implemented, six in ten patients achieve blood pressure control \u2014 almost double the regional average.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This framework turns these proven successes into a structured model that any country can adopt and tailor to its needs. It lays out concrete strategies, such as mandating the use of reliable, automated blood pressure monitors; ensuring a steady supply of quality medicines at affordable prices through pooled procurement; enabling multi-month prescriptions;&nbsp;and empowering trained nurses to adjust medication doses. It also proposes<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>simple monthly monitoring tools so that healthcare providers can track patient outcomes and make necessary adjustments to care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combined, these strategies support the \u201c80-80-80 target\u201d for blood pressure control: 80% of people with hypertension are diagnosed, 80% of those diagnosed are treated, and 80% of those treated are achieving blood pressure control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cReaching this goal could prevent more than 400,000 deaths and 2.4 million hospitalizations by 2030 in the Americas,\u201d explained Dr<em>\u00a0<\/em>Pedro Ordu\u00f1ez, the corresponding author and PAHO Senior Advisor for Cardiovascular Disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe urge ministries of health, policymakers, and health-care providers to adopt the HEARTS Quality Framework,\u201d said Dr Anselm Hennis, Director of the Department of Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health at PAHO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> \u201cBy committing to this model, we can deliver better care for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), save millions of lives, and strengthen primary health care across the Americas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-proven-results-across-the-region\">Proven results across the Region<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The HEARTS approach is already transforming hypertension and cardiovascular risk care. In Matanzas, Cuba, control rates rose from 36% to 58% in one year, while in Chile, hypertension control increased from 37% to 65%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further analyses highlighted the economic return on investment, with the program paying for itself in less than two years by preventing expensive cardiac events. Communities in Colombia, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, and other countries have similarly achieved increased blood pressure control rates after adopting the HEARTS standards of care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the Dominican Republic<\/strong>, HEARTS is a government priority, providing&nbsp;<strong>free treatment to millions<\/strong>.&nbsp;<strong>El Salvador<\/strong>&nbsp;expanded HEARTS across its primary health care network, achieving&nbsp;<strong>control rates of nearly 70%,<\/strong>&nbsp;and Mexico has also initiated<strong>&nbsp;program implementation<\/strong>&nbsp;nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese results show that hypertension control and cardiovascular risk management at scale are possible,\u201d said&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Esteban Londo\u00f1o<\/strong>, lead author and PAHO international consultant in noncommunicable diseases. \u201cPrimary health care based on standardized clinical pathways, reliable medicines, team-based care, and quality-improvement tools, can generate<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>alife-saving impact for millions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2174965572\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the new\u00a0HEARTS Quality Framework, a practical guide published in The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Americas, which countries can\u00a0immediately use to enhance hypertension and cardiovascular risk management, prevent heart attacks and strokes, and deliver better care through primary health care within their communities. 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