Every year on May 17th, World Hypertension Day is commemorated to encourage hypertension prevention, identification, and control (the date has been postponed to October 17, 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic). The primary risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease is high blood pressure. The Global Hearts Initiative was launched in 2016 by the WHO and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention in order to reach the global goal of reducing the prevalence of hypertension by 25% by 2025. The Initiative aims to enhance heart health globally through its five technological packages, HEARTS (manage cardiovascular illnesses), MPOWER (control tobacco), Active (promote physical activity), SHAKE (lower salt consumption), and REPLACE (remove trans fat). The HEARTS technical package itself offers recommendations for identifying and managing persons with hypertension in primary care more successfully.