Recent research underscored a critical need for improved surveillance and diagnostic follow-up for breast cancer during community-based screening efforts. According to this study, by researchers from UoN, while the prevalence of breast-related symptoms is high, the identification of established risk factors remains low. This in turn necessitates a critical need for improved surveillance efforts for this health challenge.

A recent study had underscored the urgent need to change healthcare interventions in cardiovascular disease care, due to an alarming case of a growing hypertension crisis which is significantly increasing the risk of early target organ damage in Sub-Saharan Africa.