Foundation Seeks FG Partnership After Screening Flags High Blood Pressure in 20 States
The In Our Mind Foundation is calling for a formal partnership with the Nigerian government to expand community health screenings after finding high rates of hypertension and elevated blood glucose in 20 states. The foundation emphasizes the need for better referral pathways to clinical care to address the rising burden of cardiovascular disease.
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Non-governmental health initiatives are increasingly vital in low-to-middle-income countries to bridge the gap between community screening and formal medical intervention.
In Our Mind Foundation seeks federal partnership to expand community health screening after its outreach reports high blood pressure readings across 20 states.
In Our Mind Foundation, a health and community development organisation, has called on federal and state health authorities to establish a formal partnership with its Healthy Nigeria Movement to expand community screening and improve access to medical care across the country.
The foundation, while stating that it has conducted community screening outreaches in 20 states, seeks institutional recognition and an agreed role as a community screening and referral partner working alongside established healthcare services.
It said preliminary findings from its outreach programme showed that 48.74 per cent of reported blood pressure readings fell within its high blood pressure category, while 5.74 per cent were classified as low blood pressure.
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