“We are still able to offer consultations through telephone and other social media platforms; we will still continue to motivate the populace to check, know and control their numbers whenever we find ourselves either in the media or through our website.”
They gave the advice in commemoration of the 2020 World Hypertension Day – an annual event aimed at educating the public and increasing awareness of hypertension and its effects when it is not quickly diagnosed, with the theme: “Know Your Numbers.’
Speaking, a Consultant Physician and Cardiologist at LASUTH; Dr. Folasade Adeola Daniel, emphasised the importance of knowing one’s systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as it would help people become aware of their health status. She further said that, though the COVID-19 Pandemic has hampered several activities that have been put in place to celebrate the day both locally and internationally, the May Measurement Month will still be encouraged to happen, albeit on a smaller scale.
He said despite the social distancing restrictions that has led to a drastic reduction in the contact doctors should have with patients, the home blood pressure monitor is recognised as a tool in the diagnosis and monitoring of elevated blood pressure.
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