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Nigeria Hypertension Funding

Nigeria ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Health & Science

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Patients, experts, and advocates criticize the Nigerian government for inadequate funding and attention to hypertension and other non-communicable diseases. This lack of support hinders development and patient care.

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nigeria/English

Patients, others lament poor government funding for hypertension

- Patients, experts, and advocates criticize the Nigerian government for inadequate funding and attention to hypertension and other non-communicable diseases. - They call for increased funding, public awareness campaigns, and better access to screening and treatment for hypertension. - Experts estimate 27 million Nigerians have hypertension, yet the disease receives minimal attention and funding cโ€ฆ