• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Friday, August 29, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

Diabetes Costs Nigeria $1.8bn, 48,375 Deaths In 1 Year

by Patience Ivie Ihejirika
9 months ago
in Health
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Comrade Bernard Enyia, vice president II of the Diabetes Association of Nigeria and national coordinator of the Network of Persons Living with Diabetes in Nigeria has said that diabetes led to 48,375 deaths and $1,810,597,272 of health expenditures in the country in 2021.

Advertisement

Comrade Enyia also said that 29 per cent of annual deaths in the country are caused by non-communicable diseases, with diabetes at the top.

He stated this during the Patients Advocacy march, in commemoration of the 2024 World Diabetes Day, themed: “Diabetes and wellbeing” in Abuja.

Comrade Enyia, who is living with type 2 diabetes, quoted that the latest global figures from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) show that more than half a billion people are now living with diabetes. In Nigeria, an estimated 11.2 million people live with the condition, more than half of whom are undiagnosed.

Therefore, he urged the federal government, policymakers, and key stakeholders to work towards ensuring that persons with diabetes in the country have access to equitable, comprehensive, affordable, and quality treatment and care.

RELATED

African Health Ministers Meet To Set Continent’s Health Agenda

African Health Ministers Meet To Set Continent’s Health Agenda

2 days ago
Local Food Fortification Offers Hope Against Malnutrition

Local Food Fortification Offers Hope Against Malnutrition

2 days ago
ADVERTISEMENT

Enyia, also the co-chair of the National Action on Sugar Reduction Coalition, added that prioritising the physical and mental well-being of people with diabetes could be done by effectively implementing fiscal health policies on diabetes and other non-communicable diseases.

Speaking on the increasing cost of treatment, Comrade Enyia asserts that presently, there is an insulin Crisis in the country, stating that the prices have skyrocketed beyond the reach of the ordinary person, forcing them to resort to cheaper alternatives with a higher risk of breaking down with complications and avoidable deaths.

“Lantus Insulin injection, for instance, increased from N3,500 two years ago to N75,000 in 2024. Also, the cost of a blood sugar testing machine (Glucometer) that used to sell for N6000 two years ago is now sold at N30 000. A single blood sugar test in a public hospital is N2000, even more so in private hospitals. He explained that a pack of test strips now goes for N15 000 in sales outlets (Pharmacy shops).

ADVERTISEMENT

Meanwhile, he noted that increasing the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSB) tax rate from N10/L (1.67%) to N130/L (39%) in line with international best practices can potentially generate a whopping N729 billion (471.8 million USD) for healthcare interventions.

“This SSB tax, if channelled into diabetes care, can lead to the attainment of the five global diabetes coverage targets by 2030,” he added.


Join Our WhatsApp Channel

Nigerians can now earn US Dollars monthly by acquiring domains cheaply and reselling for profits up to $18,000 (nearly ₦30Million). Beneficiaries include professionals, entrepreneurs, civil servants and more. Click here to start.


Tags: Diabetes
SendShare10171Tweet6357Share
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Mrs Amina Namadi Donates Delivery Kits, Cash To 750 Pregnant Women

Next Post

Marwa Charges Elites To Join Crusade Against Drug Abuse

Patience Ivie Ihejirika

Patience Ivie Ihejirika

You May Like

African Health Ministers Meet To Set Continent’s Health Agenda
Health

African Health Ministers Meet To Set Continent’s Health Agenda

2025/08/27 - Updated on 2025/08/28
Local Food Fortification Offers Hope Against Malnutrition
Health

Local Food Fortification Offers Hope Against Malnutrition

2025/08/27 - Updated on 2025/08/28
Charting New Path For Adolescent, Youth Reproductive Health
Health

Charting New Path For Adolescent, Youth Reproductive Health

2025/08/27 - Updated on 2025/08/28
College Launches Geneith Health Competition To Combat Malaria
Health

College Launches Geneith Health Competition To Combat Malaria

2025/08/27 - Updated on 2025/08/28
1,000 Women To Benefit from New Health Insurance Scheme
Health

NMA Tackles Maternal/Infant Mortality, Lists Akwa Ibom Among Worst States To Practice

2025/08/26
US Reports First Human Case Of Flesh-eating Screwworm
Health

US Reports First Human Case Of Flesh-eating Screwworm

2025/08/25
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

Maltina Rolls Out New Pet Bottles, Pledges To Nourish 1m Students

PICTORIAL: VP Shettima Represents Tinubu At Ex-VP Sambo Son’s Wedding In Kano

Tinubu Excited As Nigerian Babalola Emerges As Rotary International President

How To Calculate Pips In Forex And Other Important Tips For Traders

Tottenham Sign Simons From RB Leipzig For £52m

JUST-IN: Many Feared Dead As Sokoto Records Another Boat Tragedy

Jonathan Hasn’t Ruled Himself Out Of 2027 Presidential Contest, Says Ex-President’s Cousin

Court Jails Businessman 6 Months For Cocaine Trafficking

Lagos Records 8,692 Domestic, Sexual Violence Cases In 1 Year

PICTORIAL: Obasanjo Visits Alaafin Amid Row With Ooni

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.