Thus, hypertension has been and remains a very important medical and social problem that requires appropriate attention not only from healthcare institutions and medical workers, but also from the leadership of the Ministry of Health and the state. Only through the joint efforts of representatives of medical science, health care and the entire public society can it be possible to achieve an increase in the effectiveness of the fight against this disease
Большой проблемой является выбор наиболее оптимального лечения АГ, способного затормозить прогрессирование поражений сердца, сосудов, почек, головного мозга и глаз. Подавляющему большинству больных АГ, которые обращаются за медицинской помощью, требуется назначение комбинированной антигипертензивной терапии. При этом наиболее целесообразным на современном уровне считается применение фиксированных комбинаций таких лекарств. И пациенты, и врачи должны хорошо понять необходимость длительной терапии с периодическим контролем ключевых показателей и обязательным достижением так называемых целевых уровней АД, то есть стабильной нормализации АД. Только такой подход к лечению больных АГ может дать успешный результат. Но в настоящее время, как было указано выше, только очень небольшое количество больных АГ лечится эффективно. В этой связи в Украине не наблюдается снижение частоты осложнений данного заболевания.
A separate problem is the treatment of hypertension in patients with COVID-19. The presence of a history of hypertension in patients with COVID-19 was associated with a more severe course of infection, in contrast to patients who did not have hypertension. According to modern concepts, during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients with hypertension should carefully monitor their blood pressure levels and take constantly prescribed medications. This also applies to the use of so-called blockers of the renin-angiotensin system for the treatment of patients with hypertension: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers. A number of recent studies show that these groups of drugs not only do not increase the risk of infection with the virus, but also significantly improve the course of coronavirus disease.
In 2021, in Ukraine, vaccination coverage rates for children under 1 year of age against such infections as tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, etc. ranged from 78% to 80.1% (with the required level >90 %), which is undoubtedly not enough to recognize the epidemic situation under control. In particular, this figure for 3 vaccinations against polio at the age of up to 1 year was 80.1%, 5 vaccinations at the age of 6 years received only 78.4% of children. At the same time, vaccination coverage rates varied widely across regions. In 12 regions, among children under 1 year old, they were <80% and ranged from 68.5% to 73.9%, and among children under 18 months. (4 vaccinations) - 66% to 73%. That is, almost 20-30% of children did not receive routine vaccination against poliomyelitis due to age in the above target groups, subject to vaccination according to the Immunization Schedule.