India wins UN award for initiative against hypertension

In a significant achievement and recognition to country’s efforts against hypertension, India on Wednesday won a UN award for its ‘India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)’.A collaborative initiative of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), State Governments and World Health Organization-India, IHCI has won the ‘2022 UN Interagency Task Force and WHO Special Programme on Primary Health Care Award’ at the UN General Assembly side event held on September 21 in New York. The IHCI is a large-scale hypertension intervention under National Health Mission which has been recognized for its exceptional work within India’s existing primary healthcare system, Health Ministry said in a statement.