Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes and stroke are still on the rise year on year, despite at least five stroke cases at Port Harcourt University Teaching Hospital (UPTH), says medical expert Professor Sunday Chinnye, weekly. Stroke, diabetes, cancer and Chronic lung disease currently constitutes the four leading causes of death in Nigeria. Chinnye, former national president of the Nigerian Diabetes Association, said noncommunicable diseases accounted for 41 million deaths in 2021, equivalent to 71%…
"‘We receive at least five stroke cases every week at UPTH’ –"