The Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum (NHCF) has announced the inauguration of “Project 10Million.”
The project is a nationwide health campaign designed to raise awareness and reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly hypertension and diabetes.
Dr Oyebanji Filani, Chairman of the NHCF and Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Ekiti State, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, saying the campaign, with the theme “Know Your Number, Control Your Number” was aimed at screening 10 million Nigerians for hypertension and diabetes between October 28 and November 3.
He said that hypertension and diabetes had become significant health challenges in Nigeria, contributing to 27 per cent of all annual deaths.
