The founder of Queen Zara Foundation, Joyce Roberts, has urged Nigerians to go for regular hypertension screening and adopt a healthy life style, in order to reduce the risks of hypertension related diseases.
Roberts, also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NGO, who spoke on the sidelines of the foundation’s free medical outreach, in Abuja, also urged Nigerians to eat healthy and natural foods.
According to her, the need to help and empower the disadvantaged in the country made her establish the foundation.
“Our focus for this outreach is to encourage people to go for regular blood pressure screening, to reduce the incidence of death as a result of the condition.”