Cases of NCD in Central Tongu alarming – Health Director

Instances of NCD in Central Tongu alarming – Well being Director

Mr. Baba Awuni, the Central Tongu District Well being Director, has warned that hypertension and diabetes have gotten main causes of dying and incapacity.

Talking at a commissioning of a Well being Kiosk in Adidome, Mr. Awuni raised critical concern over the rising prevalence of non-communicable ailments (NCDs) within the district, warning that that hypertension problems had been the main explanation for institutional mortalities within the first half of 2025.

He additional famous that the incidence of Diabetes Mellitus throughout the identical interval rose by 8.16 p.c in comparison with the corresponding interval in 2024.

Mr. Awuni mentioned: “District well being data present that whole reported NCD circumstances elevated from 14,758 in 2023 to fifteen,326 in 2024. New hypertension circumstances additionally rose from 1,478 in 2023 to 1,569 in 2024, whereas outpatient division (OPD) attendance reached 91,016 circumstances within the final reporting yr.”

He expressed concern that many adults in Central Tongu stay unaware of their blood stress and sugar ranges, typically discovering their circumstances solely throughout emergencies or after extreme problems have set in.

“These ailments are largely preventable and manageable when detected early, however late presentation continues to undermine our efforts to save lots of lives,” he mentioned, calling for pressing and sustained public well being training.

The Well being Directorate, he mentioned, would intensify neighborhood sensitisation, screening workouts, and preventive well being campaigns.

Mr. Awuni welcomed initiatives such because the lately commissioned well being kiosks, which he mentioned would convey primary screening and well being providers nearer to residents in markets, transport hubs, and rural communities.

He burdened that early detection, way of life modification, and common medical check-ups had been key to decreasing the rising burden of NCDs in Central Tongu.

Supply: GNA

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