Tag Archives: Hypertension

Doctor Henry Nii Odai, Medical Superintendent of Hillcross Medical Hospital, has expressed shock upon discovering that several young persons in Gbawe suffer from hypertension and diabetes. Henry Nii Odai reported that out of 180 people diagnosed, 12 were youth, indicating a concern with hypertension and diabetes. He disclosed this to …

A review of causes of morbidities in the Greater Accra Region shows that hypertension and diabetes were the leading causes of death in the region in 2022. Data from the Non-Communicable Disease Control Programme of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) indicate that 138,425 persons, representing five percent of the population …

Health experts have raised concerns over the prevalence of high blood pressure and diabetes among residents in Koforidua Zongo. The situation has been attributed to a shift in healthy eating and regular physical exercise in form of walking which was characteristic of Muslims in Zongo communities. This was observed during …