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
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
Cervical cancer occurs in the cervix and is usually caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection. Simple and straightforward yeah? Unfortunately, that's not the case because there are many cervical cancer myths causing confusion for women. Here's what you
With over 14,000 cases recorded annually, cervical cancer is the second leading cancer affecting women in Nigeria because it is so easy to contract through multiple sources. However, it is also highly preventable, but sadly, many people do not know they
The recently passed National Health Insurance Act (NHIA) has new provisions that will help transform Nigeria’s health sector by ensuring an average person is covered with a basic health insurance plan. ADESIMBO UKIRI, MD/CEO, Avon Healthcare Limited, in this interview with
Amid reports of countries around the world relaxing COVID-19 restrictions the Commissioner for Health in Lagos State, Professor Akin Abayomi has sounded a note of caution to Nigerians warning that the threat of the pandemic still looms high. This admonition was
Leading health maintenance organization, Avon Healthcare Limited (Avon HMO) recently held a breastfeeding forum, further emphasizing its unwavering dedication to maternal and child health. The forum which was the first-ever of its kind by Avon HMO, was held in commemoration of
