HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Tool for the development of a consensus protocol for treatment of hypertension: technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care
Overview
High blood pressure kills more people than any other condition – approximately 10 million people each year, more than all infectious diseases combined. Reducing blood pressure prevents stroke, heart attack, kidney damage, and other health problems.
The creation and endorsement of a detailed and standardized treatment protocol is a critical first step in developing a successful large-scale hypertension programme. Standardized drug- and dose-specific treatment protocols have been shown to be superior to individualized treatment, and also facilitate the logistics of drug procurement, task sharing, staff training, data collection, and quality reporting.
Modules
Healthy-lifestyle counselling (also available in Russian)
Evidence-based treatment protocols (also available in French and Russian)
Access to essential medicines and technology (also available in French)
Team-based care (also available in Russian)
Systems for monitoring (also available in French and Russian)
Implementation guide (also available in Russian)
