May 2017, World Hypertension Month
- Submitted by: Maree Todd, Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Motion reference: S5M-05136
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Tuesday, 23 May 2017
That the Parliament notes that May 2017 marks World Hypertension Month; understands that this awareness month will highlight this silent condition, which is a preventable cause of stroke and heart disease, and provide information regarding its prevention, detection and treatment; notes that it is estimated to cause around nine million deaths globally each year; understands that 30% of adults in Scotland have high blood pressure, half of whom are not receiving treatment, and that 70,860 people in the Highlands and Islands region are living with the condition, and acknowledges and welcomes the work of Professor Rhian Touyz, of the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence at the University of Glasgow, which aims to understand the causes of hypertension.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Alex Cole-Hamilton, Graeme Dey, Neil Findlay, Kenneth Gibson, Jenny Gilruth, Clare Haughey, Alison Johnstone, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Richard Leonard, Richard Lyle, Fulton MacGregor, Ben Macpherson, Ruth Maguire, Gillian Martin, John Mason, Joan McAlpine, Ivan McKee, Stuart McMillan, Gil Paterson, Douglas Ross, Gail Ross, Anas Sarwar, Colin Smyth, Stewart Stevenson, David Torrance, Sandra White, Brian Whittle, Andy Wightman