File photo used only for illustrative purpose Prof. Gregory Erhabor, a consultant pulmonologist at Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has said more than 10 million Nigerians are suffering from asthma. Erhabor, who is also the managing director, Asthma and Chest Care Foundation, Ile-Ife, gave the figure in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The expert, who disclosed that 500,000 patients died annually, globally, due to the disease, said Nigeria had not done much in research. “In research, we are still not where we should be, but notwithstanding, we are able to understand the cause of asthma and how to control it. “One of the challenges is that many people do not know how to prevent the ailment. “This is why the foundation is trying to make the awareness for patients to know the symptoms of the disease and study them. “The Asthma and Chest Care ...
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