development / global health
In Nigeria’s Gombe state, a community-led hypertension intervention equipped village health workers with blood pressure monitors to screen pregnant women at home. Over six months, more than 9,000 expectant mothers were visited, and hypertension prevalence fell from 1.5% to 0.8%.
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[heart disease] [LMIC] more about NCDs in LMICs – hypertension disproportionately felt amongst women 60> because of the declining oestrogen. high-risk moments during pregnancy + post menopause.
ON TOP of that, gender roles. seeking permission from husbands etc. community health solutions