MOH-Gaza launches a national campaign to raise awareness of hypertension<\/p>\n
The Ministry of Health in Gaza, in cooperation with a number of civil health institutions, launched a national campaign to raise awareness of hypertension, carrying the slogan \u201cCheck and Reassure.\u201d <\/p>\n
Several Healthcare institutions participated in the campaign like; UNARWA, Military Medical Services, Palestinian Red Crescent, Medical Relief, the Union of Health Work Committees, and the Nursing Union. <\/p>\n
In an interview with the Director-General of Primary Health Care, Dr. Maher Shamiya stressed the importance of regular blood pressure checks as it is associated with other chronic diseases.<\/p>\n
The campaign includes educational programs, awareness activities, and distributing explanatory brochures in parallel with checking blood pressure within the community institutions such as mosques, ministries, and municipalities.<\/p>\n
Dr. Shamiya pointed out that the focus of this campaign will be on the concept of primary prevention of hypertension through adopting a healthy lifestyle and encouraging community members to follow up periodically to check blood pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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