Up to 30% of the UAE population is at risk of heart attack due to undiagnosed hypertension. It is estimated that almost 1 billion people worldwide have high blood pressure and over half a billion more will have developed it by 2025. It is one of the strongest risk factors for heart attacks, heart failures and strokes, which are among the most common causes of death in modern society.
The recently formed Regional Alliance for Hypertension Awareness (RAHA) announced that World Hypertension Day has been marked in the UAE in an effort to promote hypertension prevention and control. According to Dr VJ Sebastian, Specialist Cardiologist, Welcare Hospital, "Blood pressure should be checked at least twice a year, if not more often, but people are simply not doing this. Patients seldom notice symptoms until the damage is already done. We all know sedentary lifestyles, obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes are among the factors that lead to high blood pressure, but I don't believe people are aware of how serious it can actually be and the need to keep their blood pressure under control. I hope that this awareness initiative will encourage the public to take a more active role in their fight against this chronic, and often fatal, disease."
New initiatives are being developed across the UAE to raise awareness on hypertension. RAHA and Welcare World Health Systems hope that World Hypertension Day is just the first step in their campaign to inform the public on the importance of maintaining and monitoring blood pressure levels.
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Over 200 participants attend Welcare World free blood pressure screening
- United Arab Emirates: Sunday, May 20 - 2007 at 16:25
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On the occasion of World Hypertension Day, May 17th, Welcare World Health Systems in Dubai invited UAE residents for free blood pressure screening.
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About Welcare World Healthcare SystemsWelcare World Health Systems (WWHS) is a member of Emirates Healthcare Limited, a joint venture of the Dubai based Varkey Group, Medi-Clinic Corporation (South Africa) and General Electric Healthcare.
Welcare World's objective is to provide healthcare consultancy services in addition to management and operation expertise to operational and prospective healthcare facilities in the UAE and the region. To bring the added value of best-practices in medicine and contemporary healthcare management solutions, Welcare World has created strategic alliances with internationally reputed healthcare institutions, and combines these cutting edge practices of quality with its in house capabilities and experience.
Welcare World has an excellent cadre of highly trained personnel capable of carrying out and/or coordinating a full range of consultancy and management services. The collective experience of our team is outstanding in terms of knowledge and experience.
Welcare World owns and manages many entities, the most significant being the Welcare Hospital, followed by Emirates Diagnostic Clinic, Welcare Ambulatory Care Centre, Welcare Eye Centre, Welcare Diagnostic & Treatment Centre - Oman, in addition to the upcoming hospital, City Hospital and the upcoming clinics Qusais and Mirdiff.
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Posted by Rushika Kheradia, Assistant News EditorSunday, May 20 - 2007 at 16:25 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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This article was updated on Sat May 26 2007.
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