The Nigerian government has said the number of deaths from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD), including hypertension, heart failure, cardiac arrest, and stroke, among others, is rising rapidly in the country.
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, made this known during an event to commemorate the 2023 World Heart Day in Abuja on Friday.
Represented by the Minister of State for Health, Tunji Alausa, Mr Pate said the country’s morbidity and mortality due to CVDs are underestimated because of inadequate awareness, limited screening, and poor data repository.
