Noncommunicable Diseases, Rehabilitation and Disability
We are responsible for leading, coordinating and monitoring global action to cover additional people with health services, medicines, vaccines, diagnostic and health technologies for the prevention, screening, early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. We aim to advance health equity for persons with disabilities, we have a focus on sensory impairments and bring together the work on rehabilitation from across the departments and from the 3 levels of the organization.

Cardiovascular diseases programme

WHO’s Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) programme work aligns with other programme areas within the Management of Noncommunicable Diseases (MND) unit through focusing on strengthening and promoting cost effective interventions for managing CVDs like hypertension, acute coronary syndrome and stroke.

 

 

Global report on hypertension

HIV and hypertension

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Publications

Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults: summary

More people die each year from cardiovascular diseases than from any other cause. Over three quarters of heart disease and stroke-related deaths occur...

Hypertension indicators for improving quality and coverage of services

On 1-2 March 2021WHO convened countries, experts and partners to review implementation of data collection for hypertension with a focus on HEARTS-S and...

Guideline for the pharmacological treatment of hypertension in adults

More people die each year from cardiovascular diseases than from any other cause. Over three quarters of heart disease and stroke-related deaths occur...

HEARTS: Technical package

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care
High blood pressure kills more people than any other condition – approximately 10 million people each year, more than all infectious diseases combined....

Modules

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

High blood pressure kills more people than any other condition – approximately 10 million people each year, more than all infectious diseases combined....

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Healthy-lifestyle counselling

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Evidence-based treatment protocols

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Access to essential medicines and technology

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Risk-based CVD management

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Team-based care

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Systems for monitoring

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

HEARTS: Technical package for cardiovascular disease management in primary health care: Implementation guide

The HEARTS technical package provides a strategic approach to improving cardiovascular health in countries. It comprises six modules and an implementation...

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