Heart diseases and diabetes are among the leading causes of Non Communciable Diseases mortality and morbidity globally. Every year an estimated 17.7 and 1.6 million people die from complications of poorly managed heart diseases and diabetes globally.

The HEALTHY-HEART campaign is a programme designed to address the problems of heart diseases and diabetes that are gradually on the increase in Nigeria. This growing incidence of heart diseases and diabetes is mainly due to unhealthy lifestyle and urbanisation. Unfortunately the majority of the people living with this condition in Nigeria are unaware of their health status. This campaign was introduced to raise awareness on heart diseases and diabetes. It is a community-based programme that involves health education on heart diseases and diabetes. We also provide primary assessment for high blood pressure and diabetes (blood glucose test), referrals for secondary assessment and short follow up on management for newly diagnosed cases.

The healthy hearts campaign targets persons living in peri-urban and rural area were the level of awareness is very poor.  So far this campaign has been successfully conducted in 122 communities in Abuja, Akwa Ibom, Nasarawa, Kogi, Kwara, Lagos, Niger, Ogun, Ondo, Osun and Oyo states. The goal is to ensure that this campaign reaches all peri-urban and rural communities in our society.