Members

Our Members

Full and Associate Membership in the World Hypertension League (WHL) is open to organizations, societies, and leagues who are aligned with the assessment, prevention and control of hypertension as well as reductions in non-communicable disease. Full members are organized groups whose hypertension activities cover, in principle, a whole country or a number of regions in larger populous countries. Full members have voting rights. Associate members are organized groups which, though not covering a whole country, also implement activities to assess, prevent, and control hypertension in populations.

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Full Members


Algerian Society of Hypertension
Professor Ahcene Chibane – President
Hydra, BO 442, 16035, Alger Algeria 

All-Ukrainian Association of Doctors
Dr. Oleg Musiy—President
Kutuzova str., 8, of. 115
Kyiv, Ukraine, 01011
http://www.vult.org.ua 

American Society of Hypertension - AKA Carolinas, Georgia & FL ASH Chapter 
Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH 
19 Hagood Avenue Suite 501, Charleston, SC 29425

Argentinean Society of Hypertension
Judith M. Zilberan, MD, PhD - President
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 1479  2º "4"
C1037ACA - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
www.saha.org.ar

Azerbaijan Heart and Health Association
Dr. Rashad Mahmudov – Chairman
Rovshan Aliyev str. 12\14 Khatai dist/Baku, Azerbaijan, AZ 1025
http://ahha.az/en/main/

Belgian Hypertension Committee
Professor Tine De Backer—President
U Gent, UZG, Hart- en Vaatcentrum
De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium
www.belhypcom.be 

Brazilian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Katia de Angelis D’Avila—President
Dr. Frida Plavnik—VicePresident
Avenida Paulista, 2073, Salas 505 –508, CEP: 01311-300
São Paulo – SP, Brazil
www.sbh.org.br

Bulgarian Hypertension League
Professor Svetla Torbova—President
Bld "YankoSakazov" 56-V 1504
Sofia, Bulgaria GSM 359888283491
www.hypertensionleaguebg.info

Burundian Hypertension League
Professor Ficard Ndayimirije—President

Cameroon Hypertension Society
Dr. Hamadou Nassourou –President

Chilean Society of Hypertension

Dr. Roberto Jalil—Contact Person
Bernarda Morin 488, 3er Piso Providencia
Santiago 7500781, Chile
http://www.hipertension.cl

Chinese Hypertension League
Prof. Liu Lisheng —President
Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital
167 Beilishi, Beijing 100037 China
http://www.bhli.org.cn/ 

Consortium for Southeast Healthcare Quality (COSEHQ)
Dr. David Carmouche—President
Debra Simmons, MS, RN, Executive Director
Biotech Place
575 N. Patterson Avenue
Winston-Salem, NC 27101
hhttp://www.cosehq.org

CCSS Fund for the Social Security of Costa Rica
Dr. Marta Esquivel Rodríguez—Executive President
Costa Rica

Congolese Hypertension League
Prof. M.S. Ditu—Secretary-General
Congo 

Cuban National Committee for the Study of Hypertenion 
Dr. Jorge Luis León Álvarez—President
Dra Yamile Valdez Gonzalez —Vice-President
Cuba
https://temas.sld.cu/hipertension/page/1/ 

Egyptian Hypertension Society
Dr. M. Mohsen Ibrahim—President
1 El-Sherifein St., Abdeen
Cairo 11519, Egypt
www.ehs-egypt.com

Estonian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Merike Luman—President
North-Estonian Regional Hospital
Sütiste tee 19, 13419 Tallinn, Estonia
www.ehy.ee

German Hypertension Society
Prof. Markus van der Giet—Chairman
Dr. Barbara Pfeilschifter—Contact Person
Berliner Str. 46, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
www.hochdruckliga.de 

Heart Foundation of Botswana 
Prof. Kiran Bhagat

Heart of Nation
Ukraine

Hellenic Society of Hypertension

Dr. Michael Doumas —President
111, Vas. Sofias Ave., 115 27 Athens, Greece
www.hypertasi.gr 

Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Dr. Andy Wai-Kwong Chan—President
Theresa Pan—Contact Person
Room 1116, 11/F, Bank of America Tower
12 Harcourt Road Central, Hong Kong
http://www.hkcchk.com           

HOPE Asia Network
Dr. Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD—President
Hypertension Cardiovascular Outcome Prevention and Evidence in Asia (HOPE Asia) Network
3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498 JAPAN
Tel: +81-285-58-7538
https://www.hope-asia-network.com/ 

Hypertension Australia Ltd.
Dr. Michael Stowasser
http://www.hypertension.org.au/

Hypertension Canada
Dr. Ross Tsuyuki —President
Mr. Asif Ahmed —Executive Director
65 Overlea Blvd. Suite 210
Toronto, ON M4H 1P1, Canada
 www.hypertension.ca

Hypertension Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh
Professor R.K. Khandaker--Chairman
Plot-7/2, Section-2, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
www.nhf.org.bd 

Hypertension Society of Eastern Kazakhstan
Dr. Apsalikov Kazbek
The Republic of Kazakhstan, Semey, Gagarin str. 258

Indian Society of Hypertension
Dr. N Chidambaram—President
Dr. Shailendra K. Vajpeyee—Contact Person
Lake View Road, Park Area, K.K.Nagar, Madurai
625020, Tamilnadu, India
www.indiansocietyofhypertension.org

Iranian Heart Foundation
Dr. Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Professor,School of Public Health
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
www.ihf.ir

Iraqi Hypertension Society 
Dr. Ghazi F. Hazi—President
Baghdad, Iraq
https://iraqhs.com/

Israeli Society of Hypertension
Dr. Yehonatan Sharabi—Chairman
Prof. Yehonatan Sharabi
Head Hypertension Unit, Sheba Medical Center
Ramat-Gan, Israel
www.ish.org.il

Italian Society and League of Hypertension
Professor Maria Lorenza Muiesan —President
Via G Ripamonti 129 -20141
Milano, Italia
www.siia.it

Japanese Society of Hypertension
Prof. Koichi Node—President
Prof. Kazuomi Kario—Vice President and Editor in Chief, Hypertension Research 
Prof. Akira Nishiyama—Vice President & Chair, International Committee 
3-28-8 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JAPAN  
www.jpnsh.jp

The Korean Society of Hypertension
Professor Ihm Sang-Hyun—President
1811 LG TwintelⅡ 508, Samsugno, Kangnam-Gu
Seoul, 135-880, Korea
www.koreanhypertension.org 

Latvian Hypertension Society
Professor Aivars Lejnieks—President
Vilnis Dzerve—Chief Scientific Board/Contact Person
2 Hipokrata str. LV-1038
Riga, Latvia
www.internistubiedriba.lv

Lebanese Hypertension League

Dr. Adel E. Berbari—President
Professor of Medicine (nephrology), Faculty of Medicine & Medical Center
American University of Beirut Medical Center
PO Box 11-0236
Riad El Solh 1107 2020
Beirut, Lebanon
www.lhtl.org 

Libyan Society of Hypertension
Prof. Fathi Dakhil - President
Libya
https://www.facebook.com/LSHYPERTENSION 

Macau Hypertension Alliance
Dr. Feng Xiuhua – President
Macau, China
tel. 0853-6692-9132

Malaysian Society of Hypertension
Prof. Nik Sherina—President
MSH Secretariat
1301 Level 13, Uptown 2, No 2 Jalan SS21/37
Damansara Uptown, 47400 Petaling Jaya
https://msh.my/ 

Malian Association For Prevention And Treatment Of Hypertension: Tension-Ton
Mme. DAUO Sanata TRAORE - President                                     
BP: 9249; North Korofina; Street 176, Door 323
Bamako, Mali

Mauritius Renal Association                                                                         
Dr. Davy IP MIN WAN, President                           
https://renal.mu/ 

National Heart Foundation of Australia
Dr. Peter Sexton – National President
Rachael de Jong—Executive Assistant to National Director - Clinical Issues– Contact Person
Level 12/500 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
www.heartfoundation.org.au 

Nigerian Hypertension Society
Dr. Ayo Arije – President
Nigerian Hypertension Society Lagos Conference 2013 | Lagos | Facebook

Onom Foundation
Naranjargal Dashdorj
Onom Foundation Central Office
Bogd Javzandamba Street 17/5, 3rd Floor 
http://onomfoundation.org/ 

Pakistan Hypertension League
Professor Mohammad Ishaq—General Secretary of PHL
Hypertension House, PHL Secretariat
Room No 202, 203 Al-Sehat Centre, 195 Rafiqui Shaheed Road Off Sharah-e-Faisal
Karachi-Pakistan
http://www.phlpk.org 

PATH
Dr. Helen McGuire, Dr. David Flemming 
https://www.path.org/  

Peruvian Society of Hypertension
Boris Medina— President 
Santiago Vega— Contact Person
José del Llano Zapata N° 331 Of. 704
Lima 18 – Perú

Philippines Society of Hypertension
Dolores D. Bonzon, MD— President 
Pasig City, Philippines
http://www.philippinesocietyofhypertension.org.ph/

Polish Society of Hypertension
Dr Jacek Wolf—President
Dr Anna Szyndler—Secretary, Polish Society of Hypertension
1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Hypertension
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika
17 31-501 Kraków, Poland
www.nadcisnienietetnicze.pl

Portuguese Society of Hypertension
Professor Manuel de Carvalho Rodrigues—President
Vasco André Gonçalves Varela—Secretariat/Contact Person
Avenida Visconde de Valmor, nº12, R/C dtº-A
1000-291 Lisboa, Portugal
www.sphta.org.pt

The Puerto Rico Nephrology Society
Dr. Jose Cangiano—President
Maria Guerrero—Administrative Assistant/Contact Person
The Puerto Rico Nephrology Society
PO Box 11428
San Juan, PR 00910 

Renal Association of Mauritius
Dr. Davy IP MIN WAN, President
https://renal.mu/ 

Russian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Ivan Starostin
Russian Federation, Moscow
3-ya Cherepkovskaya street (3rd Cherepkovskaya street)
15-A, postal code 121500 

Saudi Hypertension Management Society
Dr. Saleh Ali Alshurafa—President
Dr. Bader Almustafa—General Secretary
KFSHRC - P.O. Box: 3354
Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
www.saudiHTN.org 

Serbian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Dragan Lovic—President
Jovana Ristica str. 20-2 18000
Nis, Serbia
www.uhsrb-liga.rs

Slovak Hypertension Society
Dr. Stefan Farsky
Slovakia
www.hypertenzia.org

Slovene Hypertension Society
Dr. Jana Brguljan-Hitij—President
Slovenian Medical Association
Dalmatinova 10
SI - 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
www.hipertenzija.org

Southern African Hypertension Society
Professor Alta Schutte—President
Kristy Evans—Administrator/Contact Person
E13 Renal Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital
New Main Building Observatory. 7925
www.hypertension.org.za 

Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET-GHANA)    
Dr Ben S. Jabuni—President
Ad Adams Ebenezer—Executive Director                                                              
http://www.care.sasnetghana.org 

Stroke Investigative Research & Educational Network (SIREN)
Dr. Mayowa Ojo Owalabi
Dept. of Medicine, University College Hosptial, PMB 5116
Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa

Sudanese Society of Hypertension
Dr. Ahmed Suliman—President
Sudan Doctors Union  House
Nile  Street - Khartoum  - Sudan
www.ssh-sd.org 

Swedish Society of Hypertension, Stroke and Vascular Medicine
Associate Professor Jonas Spaak, MD, PhD —President
Stockholm, Sweden
https://hypertoni.org/in-english

Taiwan Society of Cardiology
Ms. Lynn Lin- Chief Operating Officer 
13F-1, No. 11, Min-Chuan West Road, Taipei 10452, Taiwan 
https://www.tsoc.org.tw/index_en.php?action=about 

Taiwan Society of Hypertension
Taiwan

Thai Hypertension Society
Dr. Apichard Sukonthasarn—President
10th Floor, Golden Jubilee Building
2 Soi Soonvijai, New Petchburi road
Huaykwang, Bangkapi
Bangkok 10310, Thailand                   
http://www.thaihypertension.org/ 

Turkish Society of Hypertension and Renal Diseases
Dr. Cetin Turgan—President
Dr. Emin Alioglu—Contact Person
Kıbrıs Şehitler Caddesi 1441 Sok.2/13
Alsancak- IZMIR/Turkey
www.turkhipertansiyon.org

Associate Members


African Synergy Against Aids and Suffering
Dr. Hermann Ngouakam
P.O. Box 3526, Melen, Yaounde, Cameroon
www.synergiesafricaines.org

Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS)
Dr. Roman Macaya —Chairman
Dr. Adriana Metzler Blanco – Director
https://www.ccss.sa.cr/

Colleagues in Care
Dr. John Kenerson–President
1501 McCullough Lane
Virginia Beach, Virginia
http://colleaguesincare.org/

European Heart Network
Ms. Birgit Beger—CEO
Rue Montoyer 31, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
www.ehnheart.org

George Clinical - Sydney Australia HQ
 Dr. Jacqui Webster
www.georgeclinical.com 

Guang dong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Hypertension League
Prof. Yingqing Feng, PhD 
China

Happy Heart Association of Mongolia
Dr. Khaliun Gan-Erdene

HeartReach
Dr. William Fairey
Ms. Kim Fox—Administrative Assistant—Contact Person
P.O. Box 1351, Pawleys Island, SC 29585 

Inter-American Society of Hypertension
Dr. Luis Alcocer — President
http://iashonline.org 

International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR)
Robyn Gallagher, RN, PhD - Chair
20 Crown Steel Dr. Unit #6 Markham, ON Canada L3R 9X9
http://globalcardiacrehab.com/

International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA)
Dr. Elaine Urbina 
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
http://www.iphapediatrichypertension.org/

International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Prof. Annemarie Hennessy—President
UMC Groningen, Dept. Obst/Gyn CMC V, Room Y.4169 CB20
P.O. Boz 30.000 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
www.isshp.org


Macau Hypertension Alliance
Dr. Jianzhang Feng—President
Dept. of Cardiology, Ying-Dong Building 1st Floor
Kiang Wu Hospital, Macau, China

 Mexican Institute of Nephrology Research
Dr. José Antonio Niño Cruz—Contact Person
Juan Badiano 1. Colonia Sección XVI CP 14080 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
www.imin.org.mx

Malaysian Society for World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (MyWASSH)
Prof. Yook Chin CHIA, Founding President   
https://university.sunway.edu.my/research/mywassh 

Nigerian Hypertension Society
Prof. Ayodele Omotoso - President
Ilorin, Nigeria

Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR)
Professor Bongani Mayosi—President
Mr. George Nell—Contact Person
P.O. Box 26716, Monument Park, South Africa 0105
www.pascar.org

Primary Aldosteronism Foundation
Dr. Marianne Leenarts—Co-Founder
3533 E Ahwatukee CT, Phoenix, AZ 85044
https://www.primaryaldosteronism.org/

Taiwan Society of Cardiology
Prof. Wen-Jone Chen—President
Ms. Lynn Lin—Chief Secretarial Officer
13 F-1, No 11, Min-Chuan West Road, Taipei 10452, Taiwan
www.tsoc.org.tw

The Moore Institute
Dr. Kent Thornburg —Director
Oregon Health & Science University
3030 S.W. Moody Ave., Suite 110
Portland, OR 97239
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/the-moore-institute/

Union For a Healthy Heart (UZS)
Ing. Kollarik Peter, CEO
Tupého 25/A, SK-831 01 Bratislava, Slovakia 


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