The Anambra State Government, through the State Ministry of Health, will be offering free hypertension checks in primary healthcare centres and general hospitals across the state, as part of activities to commemorate the 2026 World Hypertension Day.
The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Awka, on Tuesday.
Obidike said the commemoration provides them with another opportunity to raise awareness about hypertension, which is one of the deadliest non-communicable diseases in the society.
He spoke on the theme of this year’s event, tagged, ‘Controlling Hypertension together, check your blood pressure regularly and defeat the silent killer’, describing hypertension as the main cause of cardiovascular disease, with about one billion people are living with it globally.
According to the commissioner, the administration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, has identified the disease as a health threat, and the ministry of health is currently carrying out an aggressive campaign against the disease.
He explained that the current administration has introduced the “Solution Know Your Number” to checkmate hypertension.
He said, “We have mapped out a proactive measure for adequate sensitisation of Ndi Anambra to access medications they need for effective management and treatment of BP.
“The checks are free of charge for every resident irrespective of tribe, ethnic and religion affiliations and the gesture is currently ongoing across the state-owned hospitals, including Chukwuemeka Odumegewu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital Amaku-Awka and the General Hospital Enugwukwu.
“What we are doing is in line with what the governor’s wife,
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