Development of the roadmap and guidelines for the prevention and management of high blood pressure in Africa: Proceedings of the PAS CAR Hypertension Task Force meeting: Nairobi, Kenya, 27 October 2014

摘要

Africa has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The economic changes are associated with a health transition characterised by a rise in cardiovascular risk factors and complications, which tend to affect the African population at their age of maximum productivity.