They told you hypertension has symptoms. That you'd feel it coming.
Nkechi, Emeka, that is the lie killing Nigerians.
38% of adult Nigerians have hypertension. And many of them don't know yet.
It's World Hypertension Day. Let's talk. 🧵
Amaka’s cough started on a Tuesday. Small one. The kind you clear your throat and forget about.
By the third week, it was still there. Now it was waking her up at 2am, 3am, 4am. Everybody had a remedy. Hot water. Garlic. Honey.
She tried them all. Nothing worked.