HMO launches health advocacy on radio

A health management company, Avon HMO, has launched an advocacy programme to offer practical tips on  making healthier lifestyle choices. Managing Director, Avon HMO, Adesimbo Ukiri, in a statement said the organization is working towards a partnership with a Lagos-based radio station for the health programme, called the Smooth Health Show. “ What has militated […]

A health management company, Avon HMO, has launched an advocacy programme to offer practical tips on  making healthier lifestyle choices.

Managing Director, Avon HMO, Adesimbo Ukiri, in a statement said the organization is working towards a partnership with a Lagos-based radio station for the health programme, called the Smooth Health Show.

“ What has militated against the goal of achieving healthy living among Nigerians is the lack of access to readily usable information. Many people do not have the basic knowledge about how their everyday lifestyle affects their health. Then, there is also the perception that health matters are complex, this makes people keep away from such discussions until their particular situation becomes dire, which then creates an attendant high demand on their finances,” Ukiri said.

The statement said that the Smooth Health Show was aimed at bringing a doctor as facilitator who would break down and give practical tips on issues like male and female sexual and reproductive health, mental health, stress, maternal and infant health and weight management – issues that form part of the daily experience of the contemporary Nigerian but which we are typically too shy to talk about.