Nigeria intensifies fight against hypertension, cardiovascular diseases with

Nigeria is scaling up its fight against hypertension and cardiovascular disease through a national strategy that expands screening, improves access to affordable medicines, trains primary‑care workers, and launches public‑health campaigns on lifestyle risk factors such as high salt intake, tobacco use and physical inactivity. The program also strengthens data collection and partnerships with NGOs and international agencies to monitor progress and reduce the growing burden of heart‑related illnesses. Views Nigeria