The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has identified rapid globalisation and urbanisation, which is imposing unhealthy lifestyles and risky behaviour on Nigerians as the reasons many Nigerians are coming down with stroke. According to the minister, the risky lifestyle include tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, drug abuse, increased patronage of fast food outlets and sedentary life styles, leading to obesity.
He made the observation in Abuja at the weekend during the 5th Nigeria Stroke Assembly, which was part of the activities to commemorate the 2016 World Stroke Day.
In a press release signed by the Director (Media & Public Relations), Federal Ministry of Health, FMOH, Mrs Boade Akinola the minister, who was represented by the Ministry’s Chief Epediomologist, Dr.Sani Gwarzo, noted that such unhealthy behaviour predisposes one to Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs) including stroke, adding that the disease contributes significantly to adult morbidity and mortality as a result imposing a heavy socio-economic burden on individuals, societies and the entire health system. Describing stroke among Nigerians as being at an all-time high, Adewole stressed that stroke affects the highly productive populations, aggravating poverty and amplifying social inequality hinting that the estimated mortality from stroke in Nigeria is 40 to 50 per cent within the first three months of diagnostics.
He pointed out that a facility-based study showed that 39 per cent of those who survived stroke after three months died within 12 months and 12 per cent developed severe disability.
He re-affirmed that it was in recognition of the nature, magnitude and severity of NCDs including stroke and challenges posed by these diseases that the Federal Ministry of Health established the NCDs control programme in 1989 with the mandate to serve as the arrow head of the response to NCDs in Nigeria
By: Ebere Ameh
New Telegraph News
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