ACHIEVE conference proceedings: implementing action plans to reduce and control hypertension burden in Africa

• DOI: 10.1038/s41371-024-00903-8
• Publication Date: 2024-02-29T10:02:54Z
• Authors: Paul Olowoyo; Anastase Dzudie; Akinkunmi Paul Ok...; Reginald Obiako; Ana Mocumbi; Hind Beheiry; Gianfranco Parati; Daniel T. Lackland; Fred S. Sarfo; Augustine Odili; Abiodun M. Adeoye; Kolawole Wahab; Charles Agyemang; Norman Campbell; Andre Pascal Kengne; Paul K. Whelton; Pierpaolo Pellicori; Ad Adams Ebenezer; Oladimeji Adebayo; Oladotun Olalusi; Ayodele Jegede; Ezinne Uvere; Olayinka Adebajo; Baffour Awuah; Andrew Moran; Bryan Williams; Tomasz J. Guzik; Collins Kokuro; Fred Bukachi; Okechukwu S. Ogah; Christian Delles; Pasquale Maffia; Rufus Akinyemi; Prebo Barango; Dike Ojji; Mayowa Owolabi
• Keywords: Africa; Hypertension; Prevalence; Humans; Ecosystem

The prevalence of hypertension, the commonest risk factor for preventable disability and premature deaths, is rapidly increasing in Africa. The African Control of Hypertension through Innovative Epidemiology, and a Vibrant Ecosystem [ACHIEVE] conference was convened to discuss and initiate the co-implementation of the strategic solutions to tame this burden toward achieving a target of 80% for awareness, treatment, and control by the year 2030. Experts, including the academia, policymakers, patients, the WHO, and representatives of various hypertension and cardiology societies generated a 12-item communique for implementation by the stakeholders of the ACHIEVE ecosystem at the continental, national, sub-national, and local (primary) healthcare levels.