Every year1October 8th is designated as "National Hypertension Day". Hypertension is the most important chronic disease that harms human health. It involves a wide range and has serious harm. Now it is not only a health medical problem, but also has a great impact on society.
Since 1970s, due to the great attention paid to the prevention and treatment of hypertension on a global scale, the most important achievement is the establishment of the World Hypertension Alliance, which is composed of hypertension alliance groups in various countries, and the hypertension alliance in various countries is composed of experts in epidemiology and clinical aspects in various countries.
The main task of the World Hypertension Union is education and publicity, educating the whole people, including patients and medical staff, to have a scientific and reasonable lifestyle and prevent the occurrence of hypertension. Publicize the importance of treating hypertension and so on.
The second weekend of May every year is designated as World Hypertension Day. Our country officially became a member of the World Hypertension Alliance on May 1989 12, and also established the corresponding China Hypertension Alliance.
1998, cerebrovascular disease is the second cause of death among urban residents and the first in rural areas in China. Every year, there are more than/kloc-0.0 million deaths in China, and about 5 million to 6 million patients survive, of which more than 75% have different degrees of disability, which has caused a heavy burden to individuals, families and society.
The main risk factor of stroke is hypertension. At the same time, high blood pressure is the fuse of many diseases, which will increase the risk of coronary heart disease, heart failure and kidney diseases.
Because some patients with hypertension have no obvious clinical symptoms, hypertension is also known as the "invisible killer" of human health. Therefore, it is of great significance to improve the understanding of hypertension for early prevention and timely treatment.
1998, the Ministry of Health decided to designate 10/8 every year as "National Hypertension Day" in order to raise the public's awareness of the dangers of hypertension, mobilize the whole society to participate in the prevention and control of hypertension and popularize the knowledge of hypertension prevention and control.