KEY MESSAGE
16.8% of the Rwandan population have hypertension, with the middle-aged being mostly affected.
In 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked Rwanda as the first country with the lowest hypertension treatment rate 10.5%.
Controlled hypertension can reduce premature death through complications such as Cardiovascular diseases, Kidney failures, and Stroke.
When the healthcare Providers are continuously exposed to refresher trainings, it will raise the Hypertension control rate from 37.8 to 50.1% Increasing community NCDs Knowledge will be an innovative way for
increasing Hypertension control rate from 37.8 to 48.7%.
