AdvertisementWHO, on its website on Tuesday, said the new report was released at an event co-hosted by WHO, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Resolve to Save Lives during the 80th United Nations General Assembly. The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stated that every hour, over 1000 lives are lost to strokes and heart attacks from high blood pressure, and most of these deaths are preventable. He added that countries that integrate hypertension care into universal health coverage and primary care are making real progress, but too many low- and middle-income countries are still left behind. The data also showed that the majority of the affected people live in low- and middle-income countries, where health systems face resource constraints. Dr Tom Frieden, President and CEO, Resolve to Save Lives, noted that safe, effective, low-cost medicines to control blood pressure exist, but far too many people cannot get them, stressing that closing that gap will save lives and save billions of dollars every year.