A Consultant Public Health Physician, Mrs. Bola Olusola-Faleye, yesterday, raised the alarm that 22.7 per cent Ni-gerian adults (one out of five) were suffering from hypertension.
She said many studies conducted recently in different parts of the country revealed that many Nigerians were at different stages of hypertension, but were ignorant of their health status.
This was made known in Lagos, at a media chat, organised by Seventh-Day Adventist Church, as part of activities lined up for its forthcoming one-week free health education programme, tagged; "Healthy executive", holding at Oniru Estate, Victoria Island area of the state.
She also stated that executives at workplaces were prone to many non-communicable diseases due to their physical inactivity and other sedentary lifestyles, hence, the need for the seminal. She recalled how many execu-tive workers had collapsed and died while on duty. According to her, habit such as excessive alcohol and smoking, hereditary and diet were responsible for the increasing rate of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases in Nigeria. Despite the hereditary risk factor, Olusola-Faleye explained that diseases were like a loaded gun, but only unhealthy lifestyles can pull the trigger.
"It is like when you load a gun but nobody pulls the trigger, nothing will happen; that is the same thing with people who inherit some kinds of diseases from their parents.
"In Africa, there had been emphasis on infectious diseases but gradually, we have been experiencing an epidemic in non-communicable diseases. They are called diseases of lifestyle; not caused by germ, virus or bacteria,"she said.
She advised that it was easier and cheaper to adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle than some prescribed drugs. She also recommended a biannual hypertension check-up for a non-patient, but monthly or weekly for patients.
The President of Atlantic Conference of the church, Pastor Jacob Umoru said the health seminar was a comprehensive one, targeted at addressing the physical, spiritual, emotional and mental aspects of man. He said the outreach, slated for September 4 to 10, was a social sponsibility of the church, which he assured would help achieve corporate profitability and excellent productivity.
By: Job Osazuwa
Daily Sun News
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