The Osun state government has provided free hypertension screening to at least 4,126 residents, including market women.
The screening exercise was carried out at the Sasa and Oke-baale markets in Osogbo, the state capital to commemorate this year’s world hypertension day.
A medical team from the Osun state ministry of health, led by the ministries coordinator of non-communicable diseases, Adeola Aderinwale, also conducted a street awareness campaign on hypertension.
Aderinwale says that the beneficiaries and others were educated on the dangers of hypertension and the need for everyone to go for regular blood pressure checks.