They diagnose 200,000 people with hypertension

The director of the National Health Service (SNS) said he had captured 200,000 people diagnosed with high blood pressure in their first-level care centers, while another 36,000 diabetics were hypertensive and were therefore receiving home care equipment medical.

Chanel Rosa Chupany said that the follow-up allowed the community to have access to comprehensive information on her health situation, consultations, diagnostic tests and the supply of medicines.

L & # 39; hypertension, included among cardiovascular diseases, is responsible for 35% of deaths in the country, according to the latest basic health indicators.

"On the commemoration of World Arterial Hypertension Day, on Friday 17, we consider it timely to continue strengthening health services for the prevention and control of this disease", said Rosa Chupany.

To commemorate the date and draw the attention of the population, the health authorities will implement the HEARTS Strategy, which promotes the adoption of global best practices in the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases.

They will start in the Metropolitan, Northeast, Enriquillo and Western Cibao health regions because they are the ones who suffer the most from hypertension.

Similarly, in the nine regional health services, they will lead this Friday actions to prevent and diagnose high blood pressure, including interviews and sampling.

In addition, at SNS headquarters, employees will organize a health day in conjunction with the National Health Insurance (Senasa), looking for a timely diagnosis on high blood pressure and d & # 39; a focus on healthy lifestyles.

While, with the Dominican Society of Cardiology (Sodocardio), a collaboration agreement was signed for the effective management of heart attacks and thrombolysis in emergency areas of 25 priority hospitals.

This Saturday 18 begins in the metropolitan area, training the staff of the the emergencies continue every Saturday consecutively, inside the country, until the conclusion at the national level.