Bangladesh World Hypertensıon Day

epa02160469 Bangladeshi health worker checks blood pressure of a man while others in a queue in a free health check up camp on the occasion of World Hypertension Day ( WHD ) at Dhanmondi , Dhaka , Bangladesh 17 May 2010 . According to National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases ( NICVD ) , Bangladesh about a quarter of the total population are suffering from hypertension or high blood pressure in the country while some 1 . 5 billion people all over the world are suffereing from high blood pressure7 millions die of it every year .  EPA/ABIR ABDULLAH