Closing Remarks

    Distinguished Guests,

    Colleagues and Friends,

    Ladies and Gentlemen:


Our conference, WHC2009, has now come to a close.

Over the four days of the conference we heard highly informative reports on research results from all around the world. We have listened to ambitious, but practical, plans for future actions in the prevention and control of hypertension among populations of the five continents. We have also exchanged information and experiences in our work, whether it is in the laboratory, the clinic, or in the community. In a word, we have had a very successful and fruitful congress, the impact and benefit of which will be felt for many years to come.

I hope and believe that when we go back to our different places of work, we shall all engage ourselves with renewed enthusiasm and dedication. We shall keep moving onward to still greater successes in helping our people to be free from the hazard of hypertension!

May I wish all of you a safe journey home and every success in your work in the years to come!

Bon Voyage!

November 1, 2009