Find out more and access resources for World Hypertension Day, which will be marked on Sunday 17 May 2026, with May Measurement Month beginning on 1 May. This year, the theme of World Hypertension Day, which was initiated by the World Hypertension League, is: 'controlling hypertension together.'

The ISH has selected three recipients of its recent funding call to support independent clinical research on wearable wrist-cuff blood pressure technology.

The ISH is one of several global health bodies to mark World Adherence Day today (27 March 2026). The campaign, now in its second year, raises awareness of the importance of adherence to medication and lifestyle changes to prevent cardiovascular disease.

Thank you to Mansi Patil and colleagues who ran the ISH booth at the recent IAPEN INDIA Clinical Nutrition Conference 2026 from IAPEN India.

ISH Members can apply for up to USD 25,000 to support research using Huawei’s novel wearable wrist-cuff blood pressure technology.

A new position paper from the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) highlights the fact that growing numbers of children and young people around the world are developing high blood pressure – a condition once considered rare in young people but now increasingly common.

To coincide with the Go Red for Women campaign from the American Heart Association, marked on 6 February, Azra Mahmud, Chair of the ISH South and Central Asia Regional Advisory Group, reflects on the importance of redesigning hypertension care for women.

The ISH was part of Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH) Scientific Sessions in Guatemala City from 15–17 January 2026. The ISH was represented by Council Members Debora Colombari (Brazil), Dagnovar Aristizabal (Colombia), and César Romero (Argentina), as well as David David (Colombia) from the New Investigator Committee and Fabio Parada (Guatemala).

A recent ISH webinar brought together three leading researchers in hypertension - Muscha Steckelings (Denmark/Germany), Dinesh Neupane (USA/Nepal), and Nguelefack-Mbuyo Pami Elvine (Cameroon) - to explore how each of them found their scientific niche.

The session for ISH members on Monday 2 February, 20:00 to 21:00 (UK time), is designed to support early- and mid-career researchers in developing effective and rewarding mentoring relationships.