The Namibia Heart Foundation has raised concern over an unprecedented surge in heart-related ailments, particularly heart attacks and paralysis, amongst both adults and children in Namibia.

Chief Executive Officer Gerhard De Koe says heart-related diseases remain among the deadliest in Namibia, often due to unhealthy diets, bad lifestyle habits, and overdue health check-ups.

De Koe says, at present, the Namibia Heart Foundation provides basic needs to roughly 40 children in hospitals who have been diagnosed with heart-related illnesses.