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Hypertension: The silent killer, by...

Hypertension: The silent killer, by Falmata Maaji...

Suspected meningitis outbreak kills 26...

Suspected meningitis outbreak kills 26 people in...

Hypertension: The silent killer, by Falmata Maaji Muhammad

Hypertension: The silent killer, by Falmata Maaji Muhammad Story by Falmata Maaji Muhammad (Student at Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt) High blood pressure (hypertension) is something we hear about often. But why is it called the silent killer? According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), about 1.4 billion people worldwide live with hypertension, that’s 1 in 3 adults. Sadly, only 1 in 4 manage to keep it under control. What is Hypertension? Hypertension means the force of blood against your artery walls is too high. • Normal: below 130/80 mmHg • High: 130–140 mmHg or more (systolic/...
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Hypertension: The silent...

Hypertension: The silent killer, by Falmata Maaji Muhammad Story by Falmata Maaji Muhammad (Student at Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt) High blood pressure (hypertension) is something we...
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Health

Suspected meningitis outbreak...

Suspected meningitis outbreak kills 26 people in Kebbi The Kebbi State Government has confirmed that 26 people have died from a suspected outbreak of cerebrospinal...
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Smart Farming: A...

Smart Farming: A pathway for food security in Nigeria, by Prof. MK Othman Deep Thought with Othman  The world population in 2024 is slightly less than...
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Church members mysteriously...

Church members mysteriously die after participating in love feast programme Five people have been confirmed dead and several others are currently receiving treatment at the...
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Health

Nigeria records 40...

Nigeria records 40 confirmed cases of Mpox, 802 suspected cases in 33 states The Mpox outbreak in Nigeria has spread to 30 local government areas...
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Health

WHO declares mpox...

WHO declares mpox public health emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of...
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Our parlous health...

Our parlous health system and the Yobe example, by Hassan Gimba The Arbiter  In my last two write-ups, I narrated my sojourn to Saudi Arabia, where I ended...
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Our parlous health...

Our parlous health system and the Yobe example, by Hassan Gimba The Arbiter  In the last two editions of my write-up, I narrated my sojourn to...
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Health

ARCC, WHO declares...

The independent Africa Regional Certification Commission (ARCC) for Polio Eradication has officially declared the World Health Organisation (WHO) African Region free of wild poliovirus. This...
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