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Indian Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) is a 5-year initiative involving the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Indian Council of Medical Research, State Governments, and WHO-India.

Hypertension is a serious, and growing, health issue in India today. There are an estimated 20 crore adults with hypertension, of whom approximately only 2 crores have it under control. The Government of India has adopted the "25 by 25" goal, which aims to reduce premature mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by 25% by 2025. One of the nine voluntary targets includes reducing the prevalence of high BP by 25% by 2025.

IHCI aims to accelerate progress towards the Government of India's NCD target by supplementing and intensifying evidence-based strategies to strengthen the building blocks of hypertension management and control.

2024: IHCI Publishes a paper documenting improved hypertension control with decentralized care:

"India Hypertension Control Initiative: decentralization of hypertension care to health wellness centres in Punjab and Maharashtra, India, 2018–2022"

2024: IHCI Publishes a key paper in Global Hearts outlining the effectiveness of standardized hypertension treatment protocols: "India Hypertension Control Initiative: Blood Pressure Control Using Drug and Dose-Specific Standard Treatment Protocol at Scale in Punjab and Maharashtra, India, 2022"

PROGRESS

IHCI was launched in November 2017. In the first year, IHCI covered 26 districts across five states - Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Maharashtra. By December 2020, IHCI was expanded to 52 districts across ten states - Andhra Pradesh (1), Chhattisgarh (2), Karnataka (2), Kerala (4), Madhya Pradesh (6), Maharashtra (13), Punjab (5), Tamil Nadu (1), Telangana (13) and West Bengal (5).

Phase I

Phase II (started)

Phase II (upcoming)

Kerala

Andhra Pradesh

Andaman and Nicobar

Madhya Pradesh

Bihar

Arunuchal Pradesh

Maharashtra

Chhattisgarh

Assam

Telangana

Gujarat

Himachal Pradesh

Punjab

Haryana

Manipur

Jharkhand

Meghalaya

Karnataka

Mizoram

Nagaland

Tripura

Odisha

Uttarakhand

Puducherry

Rajasthan

Sikkim

Tamil Nadu

Uttar Pradesh

West Bengal

PHOTOGRAPHS

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IHCI Progress Brief 2022
https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11354-9
https://globalheartjournal.com/articles/10.5334/gh.1305
Healthcare workers reviewing IHCI progress
IHCI patients holding their BP Passport cards