OMRON Healthcare supports May Measurement Month, the largest global public blood pressure screening campaign to fight against hypertension
By Omron Healthcare, 01 May 2021 - 31 May 2021
Anyone can check their blood pressure for free during May* in cities, towns, and villages across 100 countries and receive advice about what to do next if found hypertensive.
More than 4 million people have been screened so far in the previous 3 years[1]. 80% of these readings were taken using OMRON’s automatic blood pressure monitors[2], donated for the campaign.
OMRON Healthcare -a global leader in clinically proven, innovative medical equipment for health monitoring and therapy- announces the donation of a new tender of automatic blood pressure monitors, to support the development of May Measurement Month (MMM), the largest global public blood pressure screening campaign to fight against hypertension[3].
May Measurement Month is led by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) at the international level and activated in more than 100 countries simultaneously throughout the month of May. Volunteers working for the campaign take people’s blood pressure for free in public locations and provide advice about what to do next when a person is registered as hypertensive. To find out the location of their closest screening site, the public is advised to visit the global campaign’s website maymeasure.com and register to receive a notification once a screening site in their surroundings is available.
In the past 3 editions of May Measurement Month, more than 4 million people were screened. Of these, almost 1 million discovered to have untreated or inadequately treated hypertension[4], highlighting the importance of regular blood pressure screenings in all age groups and backgrounds. The campaign aims to increase awareness of hypertension and to motivate governments to improve blood pressure screening facilities.
According to the International Society of, increasing access to blood pressure screening is potentially the most effective way to reduce hypertension’s adverse toll on health. Hypertension currently causes over 10 million deaths each year[5] and is the most significant single contributing risk factor to global death[6].
- Healthcare blood pressure monitors’ accuracy has been clinically validated under vigorous testing procedures by major health organizations worldwide, making of high quality the hallmark of its products and services offering. For this reason, a collaboration between OMRON Healthcare and the ISH was the natural step to further support the healthcare community in fighting against this silent killer.
André van Gils, Senior General Manager Global Sales & Marketing at OMRON Healthcare added that “OMRON Healthcare is very proud to be fuelling May Measurement Month with a new tender of devices, ensuring the continuation of the campaign. Hypertension can be a devastating condition and raising awareness of it will help drive improved healthcare for people across the world”.
*Due to existing restrictions to mobility, the campaign will extend their duration exceeding May, so that more people can get their blood pressure checked for free. The exact duration of the campaign in each country is decided by each national hypertension society.
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About Omron Healthcare
Committed to helping people live more active and fulfilling lives with zero compromise, OMRON Healthcare is a global leader in the field of clinically proven, innovative medical equipment for health monitoring and therapy.
Throughout its 87-year history OMRON Healthcare has been striving to improve lives and contribute to a better society by developing innovations that help people prevent, treat and manage their medical conditions, both at home and in clinical practice in over 117 countries.
OMRON Healthcare is the Global No.1 brand in both blood pressure monitors, with over 200 million units sold, as well as nebulizers for respiratory treatment with over 30 million devices sold. The company’s additional core product categories are low-frequency pain therapy equipment, body composition monitors and electronic thermometers.
OMRON Healthcare Group is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. OMRON Healthcare.
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About ISH
The International Society of Hypertension (ISH) is a registered charity and membership organisation committed to promoting and encouraging the advancement of scientific research and knowledge and its application to the prevention and management of heart disease and stroke in hypertension and related cardiovascular diseases around the world. Established in 1966, the ISH supports research, advancement of knowledge, education and promoting awareness through global initiatives such as May Measurement Month which runs this year from 1-31 May. Partnerships include those with the World Hypertension League, The Journal of Hypertension, the International Society of Nephrology, the World Health Organisation and The Lancet. This truly global network facilitates efforts to ensure that best practice is distilled and disseminated. A special focus is given by the ISH through its Regional Advisory Groups to teaching activities in economically disadvantaged countries in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America. www.ish-world.com
[1] May Measurement Month supporter toolkit.
[2] Own calculations based on the informed number of readings by ISH in the MMM academic papers:
Schutte, A. Et. al. 2018. May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide. The Lancet. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30259-6
Beany, T. et. al. 2019. May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension. European Heart Journal. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31041440/
[3] Retrieved from maymeasure.com
[4] May Measurement Month supporter toolkit.
[5] Retrieved from maymeasure.com
[6] GBD 2013 Risk Factors Collaborators. Lancet. 2015;386:2287–323
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