Health: Hypertension, the 'Silent Killer' Affecting One in Three Mauritians

On the occasion of World Hypertension Day, celebrated today, health professionals are once again sounding the alarm about this chronic illness that progresses silently in Mauritius. According to Dr. Jay Dusowoth, the consultant in charge of internal medicine at SSRN Hospital, approximately one in three Mauritians currently suffers from high blood pressure, often without even knowing it.

Statistics from the Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) ...