The Mobilization Officer of the Adunni Olayinka Diagnostic and Wellness Centre, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Mrs Bola Solanke has canvassed more attention of government to non-communicable diseases to reduce mortality rate and avoidable fatalities.
Solanke said mortality rate and avoidable fatalities would be significantly reduced if government could pay half the attention being accorded to communicable diseases to non-communicable diseases.
According to her, the commendable prompt response to the outbreak of Ebola and Lassa fever is not demonstrated in equally serious issue of non-communicable diseases like cancer, diabetes and hypertension among others. The expert, who spoke at a forum ion Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, at the weekend, cautioned that the current economic downturn should not be excuse for governments to continue to show less concern for non-communicable diseases to the detriment of the people who might not be able to access adequate healthcare delivery.
She said that noncommunicable diseases accounted for large percentage of death recorded among Nigerians above the age of 30 years on account of the nonchalant attitude of the people. According to her, ordinary regular medical check-ups and early detection of cancer and other non- communicable diseases would serve as a panacea for high mortality rate and avoidable fatalities among middle aged Nigerians.
By: Abiodun Nejo
National Mirror News
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