Nigerian Experts Worry Over Lack of Access to Treatment of Heart Diseases

7 February 2018

Surgeons in the field of cardiovascular and thoracic medicine have raised the alarm over poor access to treatment and services in Nigeria, lamenting that only 2 per cent have access to treatment abroad while 98 percent stay at home and die.

As a result, more Nigerians are dying from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) - a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The four main types of CVDs are cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.

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