director in the Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Chukwuma Anyaike, has said acute stroke patients in the country die within 30 days.
He said the high incidence of stroke in the country is driven by prevalent risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, poor dietary choices, alcohol use, smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle, adding that hypertension alone contributes up to 90 percent of all stroke cases. He stated that strategic policy documents aimed at preventing cardiovascular diseases have been developed- including a National Non-Communicable Diseases Policy, Multi-Sectoral Action Plan on NCDs and National Guidelines for prevention, control and management of hypertension.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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