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Demystifying the Myths Around Stroke
Stroke myths are examined for World Stroke Day 2025, from the belief that it only affects older people to the F.A.S.T. warning signs and the risk factors.
World Mental Health Day 2025
World Mental Health Day 2025 focuses on access to mental health services in humanitarian emergencies. Mosopeoreoluwa Odufuwa writes on why it matters.
World Lung Cancer Day 2025, Time to Protect Every Breath
World Lung Cancer Day 2025 is a reminder that tobacco and smoke from cooking fuels drive lung cancer in Nigeria. Learn the warning signs and prevention.
World Hypertension Day 2025 and the Growing Burden in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Hypertension Day 2025 marks a disease affecting 46 percent of Africans aged 25 and above. Fawaz Bello examines the barriers to control in Africa.
NCD Watch for May 2025
NCD Watch for May 2025 examines barriers to healthcare access for NCD prevention and treatment in Nigeria, from infrastructure gaps to cost. Full PDF.
NCD Watch for December 2024
NCD Watch for December 2024 looks at mental health disorders as non-communicable diseases and their growing burden in Nigeria. Full bulletin as a PDF.
Call for Opinion Pieces
Opinion pieces on non-communicable diseases in Nigeria are invited from students, health professionals and volunteers. New deadline is 1 December 2024.
NCD Watch for November 2024
NCD Watch for November 2024 covers cancer in Nigeria, including breast, cervical and prostate cancer, and the case for early detection. Full PDF.
NCD Watch for October 2024
NCD Watch for October 2024 explains hypertension, defined as a reading of 140/90 mmHg or higher, and its main types. The full bulletin is a PDF.
Donate-A-Pint (DAP) 5.0 Project
Donate-A-Pint 5.0 is the SmileBuilders blood donation project that reduces deaths from anaemia in patients with NCDs. Twelve members ran this edition.
Knowledge and Attitudes of Blood Donors Toward Sickle Cell Anemia in Ibadan
Blood donors in Ibadan were surveyed on their awareness, knowledge and attitudes toward sickle cell anaemia in this peer reviewed study in Cureus.
NCD Watch for September 2024
NCD Watch for September 2024 explains diabetes, a chronic disorder of raised blood glucose, and its two main types. The full bulletin is a PDF.
A Scoping Review of Mobile Health Technologies in the Prevention and Management of Hypertension
Mobile health technologies for hypertension prevention and management are reviewed in this Sage study, with a focus on low and middle income countries.
NCD Watch for August 2024
NCD Watch for August 2024 covers prevention of non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke and diabetes. The full bulletin is a PDF.
NCD Watch for July 2024
NCD Watch for July 2024 explains the risk factors that drive non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and hypertension. The full bulletin is a PDF.
NCD Watch for June 2024
NCD Watch for June 2024 introduces non-communicable diseases, the conditions that do not spread from person to person. The full bulletin is a PDF.
The Role of Diet in Combating NCDs
Diet and non-communicable diseases are closely linked. Zainab Aderounmu explains how fibre-rich foods lower NCD risk while processed foods raise it.
The Pink Project 1.0
The Pink Project 1.0 held on 22 October 2021 at UCH Ibadan, with a breast cancer talk and medical supplies donated for 100 sessions of chemotherapy.
Our Impact Story
SmileBuilders Initiative impact report from its launch on 30 June 2018 to PET Project 3.0 in 2020, covering health talks, screening and support in Ibadan.
Non-Communicable Diseases, One Death Too Many
Non-communicable diseases kill 40 million people a year, most in poorer countries. Dr Olanrewaju Amusat explains what NCDs are and how to prevent them.