Tag:Hypertension

Health

Hypertension: Only 1 in 8 Nigerians Has Blood Pressure Under Control — LISDEL

Only 12.4 per cent of Nigerians living with hypertension have their blood pressure under control, the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL) has disclosed,...

Toyin Adebayo - September 30, 2026

Health

WHO Raises Alarm Over Unsafe Care As NCD Deaths Surge In Africa

—Janabi urges governments to protect patients from avoidable harm The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on African governments to strengthen patient safety measures for...

Toyin Adebayo - September 16, 2026

Health

Hypertension Crisis: Nigeria Loses $400m Yearly as Funding Gap Hits 99.8%

Nigeria is losing at least $400 million annually in productivity to hypertension, while a massive 99.8 per cent funding gap continues to undermine efforts...

Toyin Adebayo - September 3, 2026

Health

‘15 Minutes Sunlight Daily Can Help Prevent Diseases’ — Prof Ngbea

...Don Warns Nigerians: Your Skin Is Body’s First Defence Professor of Anatomical Pathology at Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Prof. Joseph Aondowase Ngbea,...

Toyin Adebayo - August 22, 2026

Politics

‘Build Mini Gyms to Fight High Blood Pressure,’ Doctor Tells FG, States

A medical practitioner and public health advocate, Dr. Oluwatosin Ademola Ojo, has urged the Federal, state and local governments to establish mini gyms in...

Udehi Alambo - July 23, 2026