THE ANAMBRA STATE COMMISSIONER FOR HEALTH DR AFAM OBIDIKE HAS SAID THE GOVERNMENT WILL PRIORITIZE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, ESPECIALLY IN THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS AT DIFFERENT PRIMARY HEALTHCARE CENTRES IN ANAMBRA STATE.

OBIDIKE SAID THIS AFTER A WALK IN AWKA TO MARK THE 2022 WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY.

THE DAY TAGGED “WALK THE TALK: HEALTH FOR ALL CHALLENGE” PUTS EMPHASIS ON THE NEED TO ENCOURAGE PHYSICAL EXERCISE AMONG THE POPULACE AS A WAY OF INCREASING HEALTHY LIVING.

THE SENSITIZATION WHICH WAS ORGANIZED BY THE STATE MINISTRY OF HEALTH, ANAMBRA STATE PRIMARY HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, WHO AND UNICEF, INFORMED THE PUBLIC AGAINST UNHEALTHY FOOD PRACTICES THAT ENDANGER PEOPLE’S LIVES SUCH AS CHOOSING TO FRY FOOD INSTEAD OF BOILING, SAYING THAT TOO MUCH FRYING OF FOOD OR CONSUMPTION OF OIL INCREASES CHOLESTEROL INTAKE, WHICH COULD INCREASE ONE’S RISK OF BEING EXPOSED TO HAVING HIGH OR LOW BLOOD PRESSURE.

WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY, CELEBRATED ACROSS THE WORLD EVERY SEVENTEENTH OF MAY, WAS INITIATED BY THE WORLD HYPERTENSION LEAGUE, WHL, TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF HYPERTENSION BECAUSE OF LACK OF ADEQUATE KNOWLEDGE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS.

THE WALK TOOK THE STAFF OF THE PARTICIPATING MINISTRY AND AGENCIES THROUGH THE STREETS AND ROADS IN AWKA AND ENDED WITH A FREE CHECK OF PEOPLE’S BLOOD PRESSURE AT AROMA JUNCTION, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE.

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