Prof. Simeon Isezuo, President of the NHS, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during the 2025 World Hypertension Day (WHD) commemoration, themed “Measure Your Blood Pressure Accurately, Control It, Live Longer.”
Newsmen reports that WHD is marked annually on May 17 to raise awareness about the prevention, early detection, and treatment of hypertension.
According to Isezuo, one in every three adults in urban areas and one in every four adults in rural areas in Nigeria has hypertension.
