Nigerian researchers have found that hypertension posed an increased risk of severe morbidity (approximately four-fold) and death (approximately seven-fold) from COVID-19 in the presence of multiple comorbidities.
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As fear spreads across the country over the spike in COVID-19 cases, experts are worried that most of the new cases are being recorded among the youths, hitherto perceived as the ‘safest’ group.
According to the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the growing infections among youths may eventually escalate the second wave of the virus.
Dr Ihekweazu said while most states have recorded an increase, the majority of which are in Lagos State, Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory, the sudden increase among the youths occurs more among those between ages 21 and 30 years.
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Nigeria loses 250,000 babies to preventable, treatable causes annually Expert
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By Chioma Obinna
Despite the global efforts to end preventable newborn deaths by 2030, through the Sustainable Development Goal 3.2, Experts have raised the alarm that Nigeria loses over 250,000 babies yearly due to preventable and treatable causes even as the country ranks second highest globally in infant deaths.
According to a Professor of Paediatrics at the College of Medicine University of Lagos, and Clinical Lead, Newborn Essential Solution and Technologies, NEST360, Prof Chinyere Ezeaka with current slow progress, it may take Nigerian 100 years to meet the goal.
Ezeaka Identified causes of newborn deaths in Nigeria to include prematurity, infections, birth asphyxia, congenital abnormalities among others, she said these would be reduced with the wide-scale adoption of comprehensive newborn care, a standard of care available in the United States and the United Kingdom.