hypertension

Provincial health authorities in Gauteng have diagnosed more than 25,000 young adults with high blood pressure, signaling an escalating non-communicable disease burden linked to obesity and sedentary lifestyles.

Nigeria's health ministry has initiated a nationwide campaign targeting dietary sodium intake to address rising hypertension rates, while Zimbabwe introduces pre-exposure prophylaxis with US government backing.

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Health launches nationwide salt reduction initiative targeting cardiovascular disease as Lagos State intensifies training for newly recruited primary healthcare workers.