Africa: Hypertension - Why Approach Has Changed to Tackle Silent Killer

[The Conversation Africa] Traditionally, someone who suffered from hypertension - or high blood pressure - would only receive treatment when his or her blood pressure was measured and the reading was found be higher than normal. But this meant that the condition was often picked up only when the person had a stroke or a heart attack - and in many instances this was too late.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news