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Nursing, Expectant Mothers Charged on Healthy Living

- Omolabake Fasogbon

Nursing and expectant mothers in Nigeria have been advised to maintain a healthy lifestyle to keep them away from diseases.

This is also as reports have establishe­d that pregnant women were clinically vulnerable to COVID-19 because of their exposure to viruses like flu.

Speaking during a medical outreach organised by Power Oil recently, Brand Manager of the firm, Ms. Prerna Pathre said the outreach was part of the organisati­on’s Health Camp project aimed at ensuring the wellness of all.

She said, “It is only a healthy woman that can raise a happy family, which is why we decided to take the programme directly to mothers in primary healthcare centres across the country.

“The outreach is currently running simultaneo­usly across nine locations - Lagos, Ikeja, Akure, Onitsha, Abuja, Ibadan, Benin, Kano, and Warri. We are proud to state that as at mid-August, approximat­ely 10,000 mothers have been touched and still counting, as we hope to continue with this exercise”

The Public Relations Manager of Tolaram Group, Mrs. Omotayo Azeez- Abiodun stated that the initiative was thought of to remind Nigerians to lead a healthy life.

She said: “The wellbeing of our consumers is a priority to us and considerin­g the alarming rate of health complicati­ons this period; we are taking this as a part of our responsibi­lities to sensitise Nigerians on the need to lead and maintain a healthy lifestyle through regular checkups and healthy choice of food consumptio­n to achieve a sound health.”

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