Today is World No Tobacco Day which is meant to draw attention to the negative effects of tobacco use on health and mortality risk. Tobacco use significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular, respiratory diseases and certain types of cancer. WHO has also stated that smoking is linked to increased severity of covid-19 symptoms.
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31 May 2020
17 May 2020
Today is World Hypertension Day
World Hypertension Day is commemorated to raise awareness of
hypertension (high blood).
Hypertension which is caused by unhealthy diets and physical inactivity is linked to increased risk of stroke, heart attacks and kidney disease. Emerging research also links hypertension to increased risk of Covid-19 severity and mortality.
Ghana Health Service yesterday released some information on the Covid-19 fatalities revealing that for 20 out of the 28 deaths recorded, hypertension was listed as an underlying condition.
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