play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
playlist_play chevron_left
volume_up
  • cover play_arrow

    Kapital FM 92.9 The Station that Rocks!

NCDs

2 Results / Page 1 of 1

Nigeria: About 26% Of All Adults Deaths Annually Linked To NCD's

Health

Nigeria: About 26% Of All Adults Deaths Linked To NCD’s Annually

An estimated twenty-six percent of all adult deaths annually in Nigeria are caused by Non-Communicable Diseases, (NCD), with large proportion being premature deaths among young and middle-aged individuals. The Vice President, Nigerian Cancer Society, Dr. Chi-kadibia Ukoma made this known in Abuja, National Orientation Workshop For Patients, Patient Support Organizations, and Media Practitioners On NCD Budget Advocacy. In a paper presentation titled ''Clinical Overview of NCDs: Trends, Lifestyle Exposures, Management […]

todayFebruary 14, 2026

NCDs: Patients Demand Release Of 2025 Budget Funds

Health

NCDs: Patients Demand Release Of 2025 Budget Funds

The Patient Advocacy Working Group (AWG) for NCDs Financing in Nigeria has called on the federal government to urgently translate its commitment to health into concrete, life-saving action for Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The group comprising patients of hypertension from across the country, in alliance with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), and health professional communities, at a media briefing in Abuja, said NCDs, including hypertension, diabetes, cancers, and chronic respiratory illnesses, pose […]

todayDecember 12, 2025