Afam Obidike. Anambra state commissioner for health. Photo credit: The Nigerian Lawyer
The Anambra State Government, through the State Ministry of Health, will be offering free hypertension checks in primary healthcare centres and general hospitals across the state, as part of activities to commemorate the 2026 World Hypertension Day.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Awka, on Tuesday.
Obidike said the commemoration provides them with another opportunity to raise awareness about hypertension, which is one of the deadliest non-communicable diseases in the society.
He spoke on the theme of this year’s event, tagged, ‘Controlling Hypertension together, check your blood pressure regularly and defeat the silent killer’, describing hypertension as the main cause of cardiovascular disease, with about one billion people are living with it globally.
