Ogun counsels workers on Healthy living
Workers in Ogun State have been urged to live healthy in order to contribute to the development of the public service.
The Head of Service, Dr. Nafiu Aigoro who stated this during the flag-off of the year 2022 Public Service Day Celebration, which started with “Know Your Health Status” called on everyone to do regular check-ups and be in good health.
“Let’s take our health into our hands, we should not take this yearly event just like that, but it is an opportunity to reflect on how we have been taking care of our health in the past years and we need to sensitize ourselves and we have the vaccination and voluntary testing going on, let’s be ready to have it done,” he said.
Commissioner for Health Dr. Tomi Coker thanked Governor Dapo Abiodun for helping workers to know their health status.
Permanent Secretary, Bureau of Establishments and Training, Mrs. Lydia Fajounbo, urged workers to go for medical checkups regularly.
Special Adviser on Health Dr. Tayo Lawal, said checking health status has been made free by the government.
Lawal said it would give everyone the information to know what one needs to know, and how to sustain healthy living.
Dr. Mrs. Temitope Yomibo- Sofolahan said over 37 million Nigerians and 1.1 billion people globally are hypertensive.
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