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There’s No Need For Surgery To Reverse Enlarged Heart, Don Says

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1 year ago

April 12, 2025

While it usually takes an open heart surgery to reverse heart enlargement, Professor Ben Amodu has said it really does not need surgery to reverse any enlarged heart.

He made this revelation on Friday while speaking to Journalist’s on the advantages of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, TCAM, over modern medicine.

Speaking while conducting a tour of his African Alternative Medicine Hospital at Zone 6, Wise, Abuja, he said one outstanding comparative advantage of traditional medicine over complementary medicine is the absence of side effects with TCAM

He said: “Our own medications at Halamin Herbals and African Alternative Medicine Hospital, do not have any side effect whatsoever.

“It is currently estimated that globally, cardiovascular disease alone kills an average of 17.9 million people annually, and High Blood
Pressure, HBP, is one major issue that contributes to this.

“But all the synthetic medicines in use have various side effects, including medications for HBP. For instance, two major side effects blood pressure medicines causes is first, erectile dysfunction which makes men who are on it to be unable to properly meet with their partners. And secondly, it causes generalised body weakness that reduces their productivity and their capacity to do any form of work.

“But with the natural medicine, it alleviates all issues relating to general weakness of the body and clears it within the treatment period.”
He then explained further making a surprising revelation: “Also, synthetic medicines cannot treat hypertension or HBP properly because there’s a heart related issue where the hearts of suffers are enlarged to various levels – some slightly, others very pronounced.

But the good news here is that our products have the capacity to reverse the enlarged hearts back to normal.

“All the various veins, arteries and capillaries that cause the enlargement can be cleared of their impurities which affects the heart’s capacity to function well, but in the modern medicine, if you want to treat an enlarged heart, you have to carry out a complicated open heart surgery where you cut it open and clean it up for a person who most times is over 60 or 70 years old making very many of them to die on the operation table.”

He then emphasised that with his medication, the patients do not need to go under the knife because the medicines themselves will go in there and do the cleaning, thereby making it by far much safer and effective.

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Football Legends to Light Up Nigeria in NICRAT’s World Soccer Legends Cancer Match

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4 weeks ago

September 2, 2026

The Gleamer

By Joel Ajayi

Nigeria is set to witness a football spectacle as some of the world’s greatest football legends converge for the First World Soccer Legends War Against Cancer International Charity Football Match Nigeria 2026.

The star-studded event, backed by the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), is designed to combine football entertainment with a major campaign to raise cancer awareness, promote early detection and mobilise resources for prevention and treatment.

The initiative, themed “Play for Prevention, Score for Life,” was unveiled on Wednesday in Abuja with the official launch of the event logo, kits and a 60-day countdown to the international charity match.

The campaign is expected to feature former international football stars while bringing together cancer advocates, government institutions, corporate organisations, development partners and other stakeholders in a united effort against the disease.

Speaking on behalf of NICRAT Director-General, Prof. Usman Aliyu, Dr Margaret Sawyer said the institute was supporting the initiative because of its potential to take cancer-awareness messages to millions of Nigerians.

She said the campaign would go beyond fundraising by educating Nigerians on cancer prevention, early detection and the need to seek medical attention promptly.

According to her, football offers a unique platform for reaching diverse communities, while the influence of football legends could help deliver important health messages to a wider audience.

Earlier, National Coordinator of the Main Organising Committee (MOC), Mr Jacob Onu, said the event was conceived to transcend the boundaries of sport and evolve into a national and international movement against cancer.

Onu said the participation of former football stars would amplify messages on cancer prevention, screening, treatment, research and support for patients and survivors.

He added that the event would also celebrate life, honour those who had lost their lives to cancer and inspire survivors and people currently battling the disease.

“Together, through football, compassion and collective action, we can win the War Against Cancer,” he said.

Onu called on Nigerians across the 774 local government areas to become ambassadors of the campaign by promoting healthy lifestyles, regular medical checks and early medical intervention.

He also appealed to corporate organisations, philanthropists, international organisations, football stakeholders, media organisations and development partners to support the initiative.

The MOC coordinator commended NICRAT, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), sponsors, partners and other stakeholders for their support.

He assured that the organising committee would deliver an event capable of meeting international standards while creating a lasting legacy in cancer awareness, advocacy, humanitarian support and sports development.

In his goodwill message, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Gumel, expressed concern over the rising global cancer burden and called for sustained action beyond the charity match.

Gumel urged the organisers to extend the campaign beyond Abuja to communities across the 36 states, while calling on governments at all levels to strengthen cancer prevention, screening and treatment.

The NOC president pledged his support for the initiative and encouraged Nigerians to make regular cancer screening and periodic health checks a priority.

Also speaking, Director of Cancer Prevention and Control at NICRAT, Dr Usman Mohammed Waziri, reaffirmed the institute’s determination to ensure that the initiative produces a positive and lasting impact on Nigeria’s cancer-control efforts.

With the 60-day countdown officially underway, organisers said the World Soccer Legends Cancer Match would combine the excitement of football with humanitarian action, using the power and influence of football legends to drive a nationwide campaign against cancer.

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