Living in Nairobi's slums is tough – residents are 35% more likely to suffer from high blood pressure than those in rural areas

Slum-dwellers with high blood pressure struggle to get proper treatment AlexanderXXI/Shutterstock

Hypertension, commonly referred to as high blood pressure, is a non-communicable disease that occurs when there is a sustained elevation in the pressure of the blood that flows through the arteries.

Adults in low- and middle-income countries account for around 75% of the global cases.