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Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease worldwide and is highly prevalent in Africa, affecting an estimated 100 million adults. Despite these alarming numbers, hypertension remains poorly diagnosed and treated in Sub-Saharan Africa. Providing hypertension treatment in primary care clinics can make care more accessible and improve treatment outcomes. However, several barriers to accessing longitudinal hypertension care at clinics persist. In this study, Matthew D. Hickey and colleagues tested whether a clinician-driven, community health worker–facilitated telehealth intervention could improve the control of hypertension more effectively than primary care clinic-based treatment among adults with moderate-to-severe hypertension in rural Uganda and Kenya. Hickey et al. 2025

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