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Without deliberate policy action, accurate diagnosis and follow-up may become privileges reserved for wealthier populations, while most patients continue to rely on single clinic readings. Evidence from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ethiopia highlights systemic barriers, including device shortages, weak procurement systems, financing gaps, and limited awareness, that undermine hypertension care. To align with international standards, African health systems must recognize HBPM as an essential health technology, add validated devices to national essential lists, and mobilize sustainable financing for procurement. Regional pooled purchasing, local manufacturing, and donor support could reduce costs and improve supply security. Embedding HBPM into hypertension pathways is not only a technical priority but also an equity imperative to close the global treatment gap.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.11604\/pamj.2025.52.12.49067","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,5]],"date-time":"2025-11-05T14:45:45Z","timestamp":1762353945000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Home blood pressure monitoring and equity challenges of the 2025 ACC\/AHA hypertension guideline in Africa"],"prefix":"10.11604","author":[{"given":"Kirubel","family":"Tesfaye Hailu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"id":[{"id":"https:\/\/ror.org\/03265fv13","id-type":"ROR","asserted-by":"publisher"}],"name":"University College Cork"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yeabsera","family":"Mekonnen Duguma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Kadisco General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4870","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Jones DW, Ferdinand KC, Taler SJ, Johnson HM, Shimbo D, Abdalla M et al. 2025 AHA\/ACC\/AANP\/AAPA\/ABC\/ACCP\/ACPM\/AGS\/AMA\/ASPC\/NMA\/PCNA\/SGIM Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: A Report of the American College of Cardiology\/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. 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