Improved prevention and treatment of high blood pressure: insights from global research studies

Raised blood pressure or hypertension is the biggest contributor to the global burden of disease and global mortality, leading to 10.8 million deaths every year.

In this seminar, two experts will talk about their research programmes to prevent and treat high blood pressure and answer your questions:

Professor Bruce Neal is Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Imperial College London and Executive Director of The George Institute Australia. Professor Neal will talk about his research into the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Professor Otavio Berwanger is Professor of Public Health at Imperial College London and Executive Director of The George Institute for Global Health. Professor Berwanger will talk about his research evaluating new treatments for hypertension.