The Iraqi Hypertension Society celebrated World Heart Day
The Iraqi Hypertension Society celebrated World Heart Day On Friday, September 26th through three events, the first on Al- Mutanabbi Street in Baghdad Cultural Center. where a workshop was held in which Dr. Jassim Al-Azzawi, an internal medicine and echocardiology specialist, gave a lecture on the heart and how it works, with a historical and linguistic overview of the heart and its uses in language, while touching on the most prominent cardiologists and their discoveries in this regard. The lecture was beautiful and enjoyable, and had wonderful touches. Continue Reading
IqHS was a Scientific Partner at REACH Congress
Prof. Ghazi Haji led the panel discussion on establishing multidisciplinary clinics in general hospitals at the REACH Congress, as part of the Iraqi Health Expo 2025 activities, which took place at the Baghdad International Fair on Friday. The discussion was about the necessity of establishing multidisciplinary clinics in the general hospitals that includes, cardiologist, endocrinologist, nephrologist, and others that can aid medical decision for a selected patients that need such service, The panelists agreed to establish one experimental clinic in a selected general hospital for evaluation and to adopt further clinics if it prove useful and this agreement was notified for the Ministry of Health. The meeting was attended by a huge number of doctors, pharmacists, medical students, and some representatives of international medical companies. Photo gallery
Update on Anticoagulation in AF and PVD
As part of its scientific activities, the Iraqi Hypertension Society held a scientific session on September 12 in Baghdad, during which two lectures were presented. The first one by Dr. Muhammad Al-Baghdadi, an Interventional Cardiologist, is entitled “10 questions on stroke prevention in AF patients”. He discussed the latest updates regarding the use of anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation by posing ten different questions for daily cases beautifully and scientifically. The second lecture was given by Dr. Nizar Al-Attabi, an Interventional Cardiologist in Baghdad Cardiac Center in Medical City, on the use of anticoagulants in peripheral vascular diseases and discussed the latest updates in this field. The scientific session was attended by a large number of doctors and pharmacists interested in this subject. Photo Gallery..
8th IqHS International Conference Just Ended
The activities of the 8th International Scientific Conference of the Iraqi Hypertension Society concluded on Friday evening, July 25, with a large number of doctors and students from medical and pharmacy colleges in attendance. During the two-day conference, numerous topics related to hypertension and the latest global developments were discussed. Five workshops were also held on topics presented for the first time, including the role of pharmacists in controlling hypertension, as well as topics common to dentistry and hypertension patients and the challenges dentists face regarding these patients, Continue Reading
Eye on the Clot: VTE challenges in medically ill patients
On Friday, July 20, the Iraqi Hypertension Society held a scientific symposium entitled ” Eye on the Clot: VTE challenges in medically ill patients” at the Babylon Hotel, sponsored by the Albanaa Scientific Bureau, from Sanofi Pharmaceutical in Iraq. Three distinguished speakers covered this meeting. The first presentation was presented by Prof. Mohammed Wahib, a consultant chest physician, and entitled ” VTE management in medically ill patients,” who discussed the prevalence, causes, types, and pathophysiology of DVT and its management from prophylaxis to actual treatment. Continue Reading..
BP Insights: from General Practice to Kidney Care
The Iraqi Hypertension Society, in collaboration with the Iraqi Society of Nerphrology and Renal Transplantation, held a scientific seminar in Baghdad on Friday in June 2025, titled “BP Insights: from General Practice to Kidney Care”, where two distiguished speakers gave key notes about hypertension and its complications.Dr. Aous Al-Rubai spoke about the risks of hypertension, while Dr. Anas Saad Al-Jubouri discussed ‘Optimizing HT Management in CKD Patients’. Following the two lectures, there was a panel discussion featuring esteemed professors from cardiology, internal medicine, and nephrology. The seminar was moderated by prof. Ghazi Haji and Prof. Ali Alsaidi, both are the heads of the two societies and the seminar was witnessed notable attendance and was sponsored by AL-Hayat Scientific Office. Photo Gallery..
Hypertension: Novel treatment and new positioning of beta blockers in CVD management
The Iraqi Hypertension Society is pleased to announce its partnership with the Medical Education Academy and the upcoming medical webinar titled “Hypertension: Novel treatment and new positioning of beta blockers in CVD management “. Dont miss this event. Further information on the following link
IqHS participated in the 34th ESH Congress in Milan 2025
The Iraqi Hypertension Society had been involved as part of faculty members of the European Society of Hypertension Meeting in its 34th edition in Milan from 23-26 of May 2025. The theme of the congress was “Hypertension and Cardiovascular Protection”. The IqHS gave a dedicated session on hypertension in Iraq, and it discussed hypertension prevalence, managements, and many challenges that are faced by Iraqi health providers and the society vision on how to improve hypertension control in Iraq and its experience. Continue Reading..
IqHS Marathon on the Occasion of World Hypertension Day
The Iraqi Hypertension Society celebrated World Hypertension Day, which falls on May 17th of each year, by holding a sports marathon for all age groups in the gardens of Al-Salam University College in Baghdad on May 29th. Although this year’s marathon was slightly delayed due to logistical reasons, it was held with the participation of many senior and junior doctors, in addition to a group of pharmacists and workers in scientific pharmaceutical offices, along with many children. Despite the limited number of participants, the event proved the Society’s insistence on active participation and annual awareness, emphasizing the importance of sports in a healthy individual’s life, as well as its effective role in controlling non-communicable diseases, the most significant of which is hypertension. More Photos..
Global Call to Action to Control High Blood Pressure
The Global Call to Action to Control High Blood Pressure will urge governments, funders and the private sector to commit to four actions to increase the global hypertension control rate to 50% by 2030. Please add your name as a signatory today via the link above.
Thank you for celebrating the 20th Anniversary of World Hypertension Day!
World Hypertension Day and May Measurement Month
World Hypertension Day (WHD) will be marked on Saturday 17 May 2025, with May Measurement Month (MMM), established in 2017 by the ISH, running from 1 May to 31 July every year.
Both initiatives aim to highlight the importance of better prevention, detection and treatment of high blood pressure (hypertension).
The theme of World Hypertension Day, which was initiated by the World Hypertension League, is: Measure your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.
In addition, Salt Awareness week runs from 12 to 18 May 2025. Reducing the amount of salt in our diet is a quick and easy way to reduce our blood pressure and improve our health.
Further useful links on this subject and other important information are available on ISH website below:
https://ish-world.com/world-hypertension-day-2025
https://ish-world.com/global-hypertension-practice-guidelines
Iraqi Hypertension Society Celebrate World Hypertension Day
The Iraqi Hypertension Society is pleased to announce its full support to the World Hypertension League in its celebration on World Hypertension Day on May 17, 2025. This year the IqHS will hold some social activities and awareness campaigns in addition to having a Marathon run on May 15, 2025. More information will be released later this month. Stay in touch and don’t miss this important event.
IqHS 2025 Elections Just Ended
In a friendly and cordial atmosphere, the Iraqi Hypertension Society has completed the elections of its Board Members by the members of the General Assembly on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in one of the halls of the Medical City. The final results resulted in the following members winning membership in the Society for the next three years. Continue Reading..
Advances in Cardiovascular Therapy: Exploring
The Iraqi Hypertension Society held a scientific meeting under the heading ” Advances in Cardiovascular Therapy: Exploring ” in the Baron Hotel, Karbala, 11. April 2025 presented by two Interventional cardiologists Dr Ahmed Qassim Alhaidari and Dr Mohammed Wehody Shuailah and moderated by Prof. Ghazi Haji and Prof. Abdulkareem Albafiyi. Continue Reading..
From Local Expertise to Global Solutions: Iraqi Hypertension Society at ESH Congress
As being part of ESH community, we are pleased to announce that the IqHS will hold its first scientific session at ESH Congress, May 23-26, 2025, Milan.
Our Society will present a scientific proposal over 45 min that will be presented by four distinguished speakers in addition to the president of the Society prof Ghazi Haji. The session will give an overview of hypertension in Iraq, including IqHS’s vision and role in controlling hypertension, as well as some of its achievements. We wish all success in this milestone step.
Uniting Discipline: A Focus on the Cardiorenal Metabolic Nexus 2025
With remarkable success, the city of Basra hosted the “Uniting Disciplines: A Focus on the Cardiorenal Metabolic Nexus” one-day forum organized by the Iraqi Hypertension Society and Iraqi Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation together with a distinguished group of local physicians and experts under one scientific platform in Grand Millennium Hotel on 17th of January 2025. The forum highlighted the vital connection between cardiology, nephrology, and metabolism, emphasizing their collective role in advancing healthcare quality and addressing the need for unifying the efforts between different specialties of cardiology, nephrology, and endocrinology to offer the best possible care for these complicated common cases that need different specialists’ opinions. Continue Reading..