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ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2020

Towards Population Salt Reduction to Control High Blood Pressure in Ghana: A Policy Direction.

Elias Menyanu, Leonard Baatiema, Karen Charlton, Michael Wilson, Ama De-Graft Aikins, Joanna Russell, Members of the NCDs Support Center for Africa

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Article in Current developments in nutrition, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Elias MenyanuSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Leonard BaatiemaNoncommunicable Diseases Support Center for Africa, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Karen CharltonSchool of Medicine, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8044-444X
Michael WilsonNoncommunicable Diseases Support Center for Africa, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Ama De-Graft AikinsNoncommunicable Diseases Support Center for Africa, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Joanna RussellSchool of Health and Society, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.
Members of the NCDs Support Center for Africa

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although population salt reduction is considered a "best buy" in addressing hypertension and cardiovascular disease, Ghana shares a high hypertension burden with a seemingly high salt consumption. This article discusses best practices in reducing population salt intake and provides preliminary data on salt and potassium intake, as well as the process to develop a road map and identification of actions needed to support the development of a strategic national document towards salt reduction in Ghana. In February 2019, a 2-d stakeholder meeting was held with government agencies, researchers, nongovernmental organizations, civil society organizations, and international partners to deliberate on salt reduction strategies and interventions needed in the face of rising hypertension and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in Ghana. Recommendations were developed from the stakeholder meeting and are being considered for inclusion in the revision of Ghana's national NCD policy.

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blood pressurediabetesGhanahypertensionnoncommunicable diseasespolicysaltstroke

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