Alta Schutte

“I am very interested in novel technologies to monitor blood pressure using cloud-based systems and low-energy solutions that could be used in areas without electricity.”

“Blood pressure control rates have stagnated over the past decades. A reform in blood pressure management is needed, and I welcome all to get in touch and join forces to make this happen.”

“Importantly, diversity in a research team brings much creativity, innovation and insights.”

“By improving healthcare setting conditions, including access to quality medications, better training of staff and team-based care, we can take significant strides forward.”

“I was confronted with heart disease very early on. My father only knew his father for two years, and at six I thought I was farewelling my 38-year-old father at his hospital bed. Fortunately, medicine pulled him through in the early eighties.”

“...the challenging circumstances in low resource settings are often overlooked by scientists in affluent countries.”

“When people think of Africa, they mainly focus on the significant burden of infectious diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. The health systems are often crippled by the high cost in treating these conditions.”