Hypertension & Research Centre, Rangpur - HTNCR

Hypertension and Research Centre, Rangpur is a sister concern of Dr. Wasim-waleda Bahumukhi Kallayan Foundation was established on 14 November 2008 with the aim of improvement of public consciousness on the risk factors, morbidity and mortality of Hypertension as a part of a great and services of humanity. Hypertension kills nearly 8 million people every year, worldwide, and nearly 1.5 million people each year in the South-East Asia (SEA) Region. Approximately one-third of the adult population in the SEA Region has high blood pressure. The prevalence of hypertension is 20-25% among the adult population in Bangladesh. It is one of the 10 leading reported causes of death and about 4.0% of deaths are due to hypertension and/or complication of hypertension in Bangladesh.

Hypertension and Research Centre, Rangpur is the nonprofitable institution established on 14 November 2008. After establishment, it is providing health services with minimum cost to the Hypertensive patients.