title: The World Hypertension League: goals and perspectives.
abstract: The World Hypertension League (WHL) is a federation of currently 51 national and regional organizations, committed to the prevention of hypertension. The objectives of the WHL are to promote the prevention, detection, and control of hypertension in populations by liaising with the member organizations, promoting the exchange of information among them, and offering internationally applicable methods and programs for hypertension control. This article describes objectives and policies, as well as projects and ongoing activities of the WHL
authors.affiliation: Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC), Berlin-Buch, Germany.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ganten
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pötzsch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012955:Societies, Medical