A series of large-scale  activities on hypertension prevention will be held in Shanghai  from Monday to Saturday.

   Shanghai has opened two physical examination centers in the  community and is providing free testing for the diagnosis of  hypertension.  All Shanghai communities have now received the  video tapes on hypertension prevention and control issued by the  municipal disease prevention and control center.

   Over 100 million Chinese suffer from hypertension and 1.2  million of them are in Shanghai.