Over 235,000 Nigerians die from heart-related disease yearly — Heart Foundation

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…Calls for early checks, healthier diets, exercise as warning signs go unnoticed By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Heart Foundation, NHF, has disclosed that over 235,000 Nigerians die from cardiovascular diseases annually, warning that many heart conditions develop silently from childhood into…

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