Table 2.

Step 2: Resources for selecting a standard hypertension treatment protocol.

Sub-Step	Task	Description	General tools and templates	Country-specific examples
Step 2A	Convene a consensus conference to discuss and agree upon a drug and dose-specific treatment protocol.	Convene the technical working group and any other relevant stakeholders (e.g., MOH officials). Larger countries may opt to establish subnational conferences and protocols, e.g., provincial-level protocols.	WHO HEARTS Evidence-based treatment protocols module [5] WHO tool for the development of a consensus protocol for treatment of HTN [13] Simple, practical HTN treatment protocols (English, Spanish, Chinese) [9]	Ethiopia Hypertension Prevention and Control project Consensus Planning Meeting Agenda [9]
Step 2B	Secure stakeholder approval of protocol	All relevant stakeholders should approve the protocol. Typically, the MOH will have final approval.	There are no tools and templates for this step. The approval process may vary by institution or Health Ministry.
Step 2C	Format and distribute protocol document	The protocol document should have a simple, clear design that lends itself to a poster, job aid or handout. It will be distributed at the facility level for display.	Calcium channel blocker initial monotherapy as first-line treatment [9] Single pill combination as first-line treatment [9]	Treatment protocols: [9] Bangladesh Henan, China Ethiopia Kerala, India Madhya Pradesh, India Punjab, India Nigeria Philippines PAHO countries [29]