China Promotes At-Home Blood-Pressure Checks
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
China's Ministry of Health is promoting at-home blood-pressure monitors as part of its national day to put a spotlight on the problem of life-threatening hypertension. The promotional effort includes having regional health departments offer consulting services to show residents how to measure their own pressure. The ministry estimates 200 million Chinese, 15 percent of the population, have high blood pressure, but only about 30 percent know it. Of the patients treated for high blood pressure in China, only 30 percent take their own measurements, compared with 75 percent in Italy. (Click here for more