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World Hypertension Day

A doctor checking a patient's blood pressure

High blood pressure is not just an older person's disease. (AAP) Source: Press Association

World Hypertension Day is a day designated and initiated by The World Hypertension League (WHL), which is itself an umbrella to organizations of 85 national hypertension societies and leagues.



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