The WHO says 1.4 billion people globally live with hypertension in 2024, but fewer than 25% have it under control. Nigeria is among those with treatment rates as low as 10%, raising alarm among health experts.
On Friday, Wike addressed the striking doctors, stating: “I have signed all the doctors’ requests on my table today.”
Nigeria’s healthcare system is standing at an inflexion point. On one hand, the country carries the ambition of achieving universal health coverage for over 200 million citizens.
