April 7 is the World Health Day and this year's theme was on high blood pressure. High blood pressure, known as the ‘silent killer’ affects as many as one out of every three East African adults. However, because in most cases patients do not know that they have the condition, it is usually ‘silent’ and may go unnoticed. If the condition is not properly addressed, it will increase your risk of a heart attack, stroke, eye problems or kidney disease. The only way to find out whether you have high blood pressure is to have your blood pressure measured...
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