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The Australian High Commissioner to India, The Hon. Barry O’Farrell, and the Consul General – Chennai, Sarah Kirlew announced the Direct Aid Program (DAP) Grant to The George Institute for Global Health India at the India’s office in Hyderabad on 10th May 2023.

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a huge global health challenge. Over the last 30 years, the number of people with hypertension has doubled, and around a third of adults aged 30-79 have the condition - 1.28 billion people worldwide. Untreated hypertension can lead to kidney disease, heart disease, and stroke, accounting for 11.3 million deaths in 2021 alone.

The latest findings from the PROTECT phase III trial show sparsentan - a novel treatment for IgA nephropathy - significantly reduces proteinuria, or abnormal protein levels in the urine, compared to standard treatment irbesartan.