In 2010, 34.5 million people died from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). These deaths accounted for more than two thirds of the deaths worldwide . Further, nearly 80% of these deaths occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) . Hypertension (HTN) is among the main risk factors of NCDs. In 2008, the estimated prevalence of HTN in Africa was 46%, which translates to a population of nearly 30 million adults [3, 4]. Between 2003 and 2009, the WHO STEP wise approach to Surveillance (STEPS) study that was carried out in 20 African countries found that the prevalence of HTN ranged from 19.3% to 39.6% . In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the prevalence of HTN was 32.1% in men and 31.5% in women in 2014 .