# What is IHCI?

### 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.

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### **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).

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[ihci-progress-brief-2022](https://www.ihci.in/resources/ihci-progress-brief-2022)
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| **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

![Healthcare workers reviewing IHCI progress](https://4110139307-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MMHxovP9vC7uvdIVdm8%2F-MMVA76VLZVwf71-z6p4%2F-MMVAXMj2Y2aZilT7GBa%2Fanm.jpg?alt=media\&token=2d38bc71-107f-4635-84bf-1bf02a799a1c)

![IHCI patients holding their BP Passport cards](https://4110139307-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MMHxovP9vC7uvdIVdm8%2F-MRpXmW2zh_JHRJkwT0F%2F-MRtP9RURMOTLzx59yDW%2FIndia---Women-with-BP-Passports.jpg?alt=media\&token=4a7d5e37-989d-4d93-b50f-22f65335f4d7)

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