Implementing a multisector public-private partnership to improve urban hypertension management in low-and middle- income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease presents an increasing health burden to low- and middle-income countries. Although ample therapeutic options and care improvement frameworks exist to address its prime risk factor, hypertension, blood pressure control rates remain poor. We describe the results of an effectiveness study of a multisector urban population health initiative that targets hypertension in a real-world implementation setting in cities across three continents. The initiative followed the "CARDIO4Cities" approach (quality of Care, early Access, policy Reform, Data and digital technology, Intersectoral collaboration, and local Ownership).

Method

The approach was applied in Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, Dakar in Senegal, and São Paulo in Brazil. In each city, a portfolio of

SUBMITTER: Boch J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9761621 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature