A medical practitioner at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi, Dr. Patrick Camilo, has called for routine checkups to avoid stroke, high blood pressure, and other ailments.

According to him, early detection of one's BP status can help protect against stroke and cardiovascular diseases, which account for about 20 percent of deaths in medical facilities globally.

Dr. Camilo was speaking in an interview in Kumasi during a sensitization on the causes, prevention, and treatment of stroke as part of a program to celebrate this year's Men's Fellowship Week of the Mount Moriah Presbyterian Church in Adiebeba.