World Hypertension Day has been established to highlight the preventable stroke heart and kidney diseases caused by High blood pressure and communicate to the public information on prevention detection and treatment.

Every year seventeenth May is devoted to World Hypertension Day (WHD).

This is an initiative of the World Hypertension League (WHL), an affiliated section of the ISH.

The WHD was first inaugurated in May 2005 and has developed into an annual event ever since. The aim of the WHD is to promote public awareness of hypertension and to encourage residents of all countries to prevent and manage this silent killer, the modern epidemic.

The Theme for 2010 is Healthy Weight - Healthy Blood Pressure.

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