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Nearly half the number of people with hypertension globally are unaware of their condition, says the World Health Organization’s first report on the “devastating global impact” of high blood pressure, also called a ‘silent killer’. “The number of people living with hypertension (blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or higher or taking medication for hypertension) doubled between 1990 and 2019, from 650 million to 1.3 billion, the UN health agency said. In fact, more than three-quarters of adults with hypertension live in low- and middle-income countries, it added. The WHO...