…as Ade-Ojo Bags Meritorious Award
Hope Temitope, Sadiq Waheed, Grace Nwafor
Dr. Omolola Alao Ajayi, a Consultant, Obstetrician, Gynecologist and the CEO Aribel Healthcare Consulting Services, Ado Ekiti, has called on Journalists and Nigerians to prioritize their individual health.
Dr. Ajayi made this known while speaking as the Guest Lecturer at the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Ekiti State Council Health Outreach program held at the NUJ Secretariat in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday.
The Health Outreach program which serves as part of the events marking the Ekiti NUJ Press Week had in attendance Journalists and members of the public as well as collaborating agencies.
Speaking on the topic, ‘Healthy Living and Prevention of Diseases’, Dr. Ajayi pointed out that health becomes expensive only when diseases are not prevented.
In her words, “Health becomes expensive when we don’t prevent diseases. Knowing that eating good food with a little money is better, safer and cheaper than spending a lot of money in treating any sickness. The locally made vegetables which our fathers had eaten has prevented lots of sickness, unlike in this present day.”
Emphasizing on the need for physical exercise, Dr. Ajayi charged individuals on the need to consciously engage in exercise as trekking, swimming and cycling.
She also encouraged the participants to avoid self medication, drink enough water and always engage in routine screening to help discover any health challenge on time.
Highlighting some health issues as Cervical cancer, the Resource Person charged the women to engage themselves in proper medical check-up.
She said, “Any opportunity like this causes mental alertness/awareness, as depression can take hold of anyone.”
Dr. Ajayi further beckoned on the participants to put into practice health measures learnt in the course of the lecture.
Earlier, the Ekiti NUJ Chairman, Kayode Babatuyi in his welcome address hailed the collaborating health agencies for partnering the Union for the exercise.
He charged Journalists and members of the public to always prioritize their individual health towards having a healthy society.
One of the major highlights of the event is an award to Dr. Pius Ade-Ojo of the Maternal-Child Specialists’ Clinics Ado-Ekiti by Ekiti NUJ.
He dedicated the award to the Almighty God and to women who died during child birth and mortality rate saying that he is obeying God’s mandate through his philanthropy.
