{"id":2704,"date":"2018-05-10T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T09:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/may-measurement-month-mmm-an-awareness-raising-initiative-building-on-world-hypertension-day\/"},"modified":"2021-04-30T19:14:50","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T18:14:50","slug":"may-measurement-month-mmm-an-awareness-raising-initiative-building-on-world-hypertension-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/may-measurement-month-mmm-an-awareness-raising-initiative-building-on-world-hypertension-day\/","title":{"rendered":"May Measurement Month (MMM) \u2013 an awareness-raising initiative building on World Hypertension Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"post-5175 media-5175\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mmm2018-2-1-1024x926.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Following the success of the inaugural May Measurement Month (MMM) in 2017, programmes are already in place to repeat the mass synchronized global blood pressure (BP) screening campaign this May 2018. MMM is an initiative led by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and endorsed by the World Hypertension League (WHL) \u2013 building on World Hypertension Day, to raise awareness of the issues surrounding raised BP during the month of May. Why? Because raised BP is the number one cause of death worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/MMM2018-Press-Release.pdf\">Read the press release on this successful initiative<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Some photos from MMM17<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"post-5176 media-5176\" class=\"align-none center-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mmmpic1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-5177 media-5177\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mmmpic2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-5178 media-5178\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mmmpic3-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-5179 media-5179\" class=\"align-none portrait\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mmmpic4.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"post-5180 media-5180\" class=\"align-none break-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.world-heart-federation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mmmpic5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the success of the inaugural May Measurement Month (MMM) in 2017, programmes are already in place to repeat the mass synchronized global blood pressure (BP) screening campaign this May 2018. 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