WEEKLY BLOG RECAP
When Oluwaytoyin Adebiyi, a 66-year old elderly resident of Ejigbo in Lagos State woke up on April 28, 2020, he expected the day to start and end like any other day — he would spend the day at the stationery business he operates with his wife of nearly 40 years, Temilola Adebiyi, then an evening with his visiting grandkids, and a good night’s sleep. What happened instead was a first for him for as long as he can remember — an urgent trip to the hospital and a diagnosis of heart failure.
Cardiovascular diseases, commonly called heart diseases, are conditions that present with narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to heart attacks, chest pains or strokes. They account for the most deaths resulting from non- communicable diseases (NCDs) globally, with 17.9 million deaths annually. Limited data exists on the burden of NCDs in Nigeria, but the National Multi-sectoral Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (2019–2025), outlines steps that can help reduce deaths from NCDs. The World Health Organisation (WHO) also supports countries with NCD surveillance using the STEPwise survey.
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