Yeyenta Osasu

At the Canadian Pharmacists Journal-Revue des pharmaciens du Canada, we pride ourselves on being leaders in the advancement of pharmacy practice. One thing that leaders do is keep an eye open for opportunities. Merriam Webster (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opportunity) defines opportunity as “a favourable juncture of circumstances; a good chance for advancement or progress”—indeed, these definitions are highly applicable to modern pharmacy practice. That opportunity is hypertension.

Health inequalities are defined as “unfair and avoidable differences” in health and access to healthcare across communities and geographical areas, or specific population groups (e.g. sex workers, vulnerable migrants and people without homes)​[1,2]​.