According to a recent survey conducted by the Hanoi-based Vietnam National Heart Institute in eight provinces and cities, about 25 percent of Vietnamese aged 25 and above suffer from high blood pressure.
One out of every four Vietnamese is suffering from high blood pressure. This figure was released at a science seminar on hypertension, held in Hanoi on May 15 by the Ministry of Health and the Vietnam National Heart Institute to mark World Hypertension Day on May 17.
The figures are alarming as more than 52 percent of hypertension patients do not know they suffer from the disease. Thirty percent do not have access to proper medical treatment and 64 percent are incurable.
Speaking at the seminar, Nguyen Thi Xuyen, deputy health minister, said hypertension is a chronic disease in the country and across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, around 1.5 billion people across the globe suffer from high blood pressure.
The theme of the seminar was ‘Remember your blood pressure number like your own age’.
