National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD) Division, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Alayo Sopekan, says eight per cent of Nigeria’s population is currently living with diabetes. He said 14 per cent are affected by hypertension, while about 25 per cent of Nigerians carry the sickle cell gene. Sopekan disclosed this on Thursday in
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