Sometimes, in our attempt to stay healthy, we tend to focus more on the ‘popular’ diseases while ignoring others – like there’s an MVP list to attend to. As such, one of the most overlooked areas is hepatitis prevention. The hepatitis
For a disease affecting about 350 people globally and over 20 million Nigerians, there are quite a lot of hepatitis myths flying around with as much zeal as the virus. Read on and be better informed. Myth 1: Hepatitis is hepatitis.
Avon Healthcare Limited (Avon HMO), Nigeria’s leading health management organisation, is reiterating its devotion to its customers and Nigerians at large by hosting a fitness walk to flag off its 10th-anniversary celebration. The event is tagged ‘My City My Walk’ and
To increase access to medical cover, Avon Healthcare Limited (Avon HMO) has introduced “Critical Care Top-Up Plans.” The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Adesimbo Ukiri, said the new offerings – Avon A.C.E. Global, Avon Revive, Avon Secure and Avon Secure Lite –
How exactly do you explain workplace burnout? Okay, so you get your dream job and do everything to be the best employee. You resume early, close late and even work on weekends. Things go on fine for years, till you started
According to the WHO, disregarding mental health in your workplace may lead to physical and mental health problems, harmful use of substances or alcohol, absenteeism, and lost productivity. Here are 5 ways to improve mental health in your workplace. 1. Promote
How can you manage stress at work? Living in Lagos and other major Nigerian cities, we start most mornings with traffic on the way to our offices where various meetings or responsibilities await us. Oftentimes, we multitask amidst several requests and
In Nigeria, fuel station attendants, law enforcement, hairdressers, bank customers and others all have one thing in common. These people fall into a unique category of people who stand for long hours in the course of going about their business. This
Kindness is when we do something to benefit someone else by helping them out in one way or another. However, even though kindness is more about the good we do unto others, being kind also benefits our health and well-being. Here
If you’ve ever wondered what a pap smear is about, how it’s done and what to expect, you’re in luck. A Pap smear (also called a Pap test), is a medical procedure that is done to test for cervical cancer in
