The HEARTS Partner Forum—Supporting Implementation of HEARTS to Treat and Control Hypertension

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aut.relation.journalFrontiers in Public Health
aut.relation.volume11
dc.contributor.authorKhan, T
dc.contributor.authorMoran, AE
dc.contributor.authorPerel, P
dc.contributor.authorWhelton, PK
dc.contributor.authorBrainin, M
dc.contributor.authorFeigin, Valery
dc.contributor.authorKostova, D
dc.contributor.authorRichter, P
dc.contributor.authorOrdunez, P
dc.contributor.authorHennis, A
dc.contributor.authorLackland, DT
dc.contributor.authorSlama, S
dc.contributor.authorPineiro, D
dc.contributor.authorMartins, S
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, B
dc.contributor.authorHofstra, L
dc.contributor.authorGarg, R
dc.contributor.authorMikkelsen, B
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-31T22:19:02Z
dc.date.available2023-07-31T22:19:02Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractCardiovascular diseases (CVD), principally ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stroke, are the leading causes of death (18. 6 million deaths annually) and disability (393 million disability-adjusted life-years lost annually), worldwide. High blood pressure is the most important preventable risk factor for CVD and deaths, worldwide (10.8 million deaths annually). In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) launched the Global Hearts initiative to support governments in their quest to prevent and control CVD. HEARTS is the core technical package of the initiative and takes a public health approach to treating hypertension and other CVD risk factors at the primary health care level. The HEARTS Partner Forum, led by WHO, brings together the following 11 partner organizations: American Heart Association (AHA), Center for Chronic Disease Control (CCDC), International Society of Hypertension (ISH), International Society of Nephrology (ISN), Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Resolve to Save Lives (RTSL), US CDC, World Hypertension League (WHL), World Heart Federation (WHF) and World Stroke Organization (WSO). The partners support countries in their implementation of the HEARTS technical package in various ways, including providing technical expertise, catalytic funding, capacity building and evidence generation and dissemination. HEARTS has demonstrated the feasibility and acceptability of a public health approach, with more than seven million people already on treatment for hypertension using a simple, algorithmic HEARTS approach. Additionally, HEARTS has demonstrated the feasibility of using hypertension as a pathfinder to universal health coverage and should be a key intervention of all basic benefit packages. The partner forum continues to find ways to expand support and reinvigorate enthusiasm and attention on preventing CVD. Proposed future HEARTS Partner Forum activities are related to more concrete information sharing between partners and among countries, expanded areas of partner synergy, support for implementation, capacity building, and advocacy with country ministries of health, professional societies, academy and civil societies organizations. Advancing toward the shared goals of the HEARTS partners will require a more formal, structured approach to the forum and include goals, targets and published reports. In this way, the HEARTS Partner Forum will mirror successful global partnerships on communicable diseases and assist countries in reducing CVD mortality and achieving global sustainable development goals (SDGs).
dc.identifier.citationFrontiers in Public Health, ISSN: 2296-2565 (Print), Frontiers Media S.A., 11. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1146441
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpubh.2023.1146441
dc.identifier.issn2296-2565
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16468
dc.publisherFrontiers Media S.A.
dc.relation.urihttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1146441/full
dc.rights© 2023 Khan, Moran, Perel, Whelton, Brainin, Feigin, Kostova, Richter, Ordunez, Hennis, Lackland, Slama, Pineiro, Martins, Williams, Hofstra, Garg and Mikkelsen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject4206 Public health
dc.titleThe HEARTS Partner Forum—Supporting Implementation of HEARTS to Treat and Control Hypertension
dc.typeJournal Article
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