have identified the rising cost of drugs for the treatment of hypertension as a major concern and potential threat• Experts advocate regular BP checks, increased physical activity, lifestyle modifications have identified the rising cost of drugs for the treatment of hypertension as a major concern and potential threat to the gains that may be derived from hypertension control initiatives.
The Nigerian Hypertension Society has, therefore, urged healthcare providers to cautiously use the most affordable and available effective and safe medicines for the treatment of hypertension. “These include sharing of information about hypertension, promotion of native African diet, and involvement in physical domestic activities instead of living them exclusively for house-helps. Families should support and encourage their members with hypertension to take their medicines regularly. Regular blood pressure checks should be encouraged in the family. Ultimately, every family or household or home in Nigeria should have a blood pressure apparatus for regular blood pressure checks.
To commemorate this year’s World Hypertension Day, experts have advised that regular blood pressure checks, regular physical activity and lifestyle modifications can help maintain a hypertensive-free life. He explained that weight reduction and physical exercise can reduce blood pressure marginally, but warned that somebody whose blood pressure is 200/140 wouldn’t say that he is going to treat the hypertension with exercise, but those lifestyle modifications are important even when taking drugs.
According to the professor, the most recent research conducted showed that only 10 per cent of Nigerians who had hypertension knew while the remaining 90 per cent were unaware that they were hypertensive and a good number of them died suddenly from stroke or experienced heart failure without knowing that their blood pressure was the initial cause.
Emeje also noted that these natural medicines are less expensive and therefore more affordable for hypertensive patients to purchase. To curb mortality from the condition, the Minister of Health, Pate said the Federal Government in 2020 launched the National Hypertension Control Initiative, which provided screening services and treatment for persons with the condition. He, therefore, stressed the need for more awareness to promote early detection and diagnosis.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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