Osun Screens 4,126 Residents For Hypertension
The Osun State Government has provided free hypertension screening to no fewer than 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 Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases, Osun State Ministry of Health, Dr Adeola Aderinwale, also conducted a street awareness campaign on hypertension.
Dr. Aderinwale added that the beneficiaries and others were educated on the danger of hypertension and the need for everyone to go for regular blood pressure checks.
She said, “We joined our colleagues across the world to celebrate and create awareness across the nooks and crannies of the state. We did this by informing our people about the dangers of hypertension and the importance of complying with their medications.
“We were able to screen 4,126 people during the course of awareness. We visited Sasa and Oke-Bale markets in Osogbo. We also created awareness around Oke-Bale.
“Aligning with the theme of this year’s Hypertension Day, which is ‘Measure your blood accurately, control it, live longer’, we made people realise that it is important they go to trained medical personnel to check their blood pressure so that they can have an accurate assessment of what their blood pressure is.”
While appreciating the state government, the head of Sasa international market, Mrs Adijat Maruf urged people to take cognisance of their health status.
“On behalf of Sasa market women, I want to appreciate our governor for this opportunity. I also want to appeal to everyone to take their health seriously. Hypertension is not good and we must all work to prevent anything that can cause the disease to us”, she said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
