Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, has called for a routine medical checkups for women to be healthier in reaping the fruits of their labour.
The Ondo state Acting Chairperson of the Association, Comrade Tola Gbadamosi made the call on Wednesday 17, 2023 during the associations’ programme on Women’s health held in Akure.
She said women should create more time for enough rest, chilling out once in a while as done by men and avoid unnecessary stress and thinking which can aggravate their blood pressure.
“Women should create time to cater for their health and particularlly when they are of age so that they are more stronger to meet the challenges ahead of them and sustaining their homes,” she said.
The state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr. Adebummi Juliana Osadahun charged women on taking their health as a matter of priority and should always remember their pittance in the society because the slogan of” No Woman No Nation” has been changed to No Woman , No Generation.
Osadahun explained that ageing in women is not a disease but a natural phenomenon which is bound to happen to every woman as she advised against over-thinking to avoid increase in blood pressure.
She advised NAWOJ to always invite men to participate in such programmes so that they would also be sensitized and to understand why their wife’s be given special consideration and allow them have proper rest they deserved than adding more to their challenges for their marital rights.
On his own, Ondo State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Prince Leke Adegbite urged women not to over care for their work but to also create time for themselves because they are the actives of the society.
Adegbite, applauded the acting Chairperson for her first outing as he described the programme as a beneficial one considering the nature of women challenges particularly those in the profession like the security operatives and the media which does not see women as different from their male counterparts.
He further appreciated the State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for his selfless and magnanimity in improving the lives of journalists in the state saying that the Governor has paid over N60 million of the accumulated retirement gratuity of the Owena Press Limited which does not exclude the women.
In a goodwill message, DSC Yomi Elizabeth Faboyo Agbede from the office of Non Anti-Human Trafficking and Irregular Migration of the NSCDC advised on the need to change the Psychiatric hospital name to Health care Institution so that it could further address people more in women health mental issues.
Representative of the State Police Commissioner, Bukola Rita Fadimoye urged participants to further educate women in their various field of endeavours because depression is not only on women but also on the children.
While encouraging women to be closer to their children to identify when the child is undergoing depression, Fadimoye charged people to know their rights and to always fight for themselves and not to wait untill the security personnel fights for them.
Also, representative of the state Commandant of NDDC, CDC Olubummi Folashade Olakanse charged NAWOJ to take the programme as an annual project or be organised on a quarterly period and to be replicated at the grassroots.
She said women should eat earlier and be happy while eating, be patient and calm and avoid thinking to be less free while more attention be paid to their health so as to avoid being a walking corpse.
Speaking on Women’s Mental Health, Mrs Temidayo Olajumoke Falade FCA, expressed happiness that the programme is to further increase the awareness of importance of health to the people.
She described depression as the most deadly mental health issue where awareness remains the first solution.
Another resource person, Mr Oluyomi Daniels, the National Sales Manager of Sam Pharmaceutical Limited spoke on Peptic Ulcer and the use of anticid
Mr. Daniels said treatment of Peptic ulcer can be tackled by reversing the causative agents among which he mentioned stomach Acid, use of Nonsteriodal Anti-inflammatory drug NSAID and H pylori as well as the use of medications like Proton Pump inhibitors ( PPI)
He advised women above 45 years not to rush out of bed when they wake up in the morning but that they should sit up on bed first before getting out of bed finally.
