Vanda Azevedo, Luis Dias, Glenda Garcia, Irenita Soares, Marlinda Silva, Isaulina Delgado, Florentina Lima, Nilson Sanches, Thomas Beaney, Giles Partington, Neil R Poulter
The Cabo Verdean population is aging and, consequently, non-communicable diseases, namely cardiovascular diseases, are increasing, with hypertension being an important risk factor. Following Cabo Verde's engagement with the May Measurement Month (MMM) campaign, in 2019, it was possible to improve the screening capacity, at the same time that a major social mobilization campaign was carried out to improve the population's knowledge about raised blood pressure (BP) and its consequences. With activities on nine islands, telemedicine was used to train researchers and volunteers...
May 2021: European Heart Journal Supplements: Journal of the European Society of Cardiology