The Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) on Wednesday organised a programme to acquaint stakeholders in the health sector with new developments in healthcare management.
Dr Oyabanjo Kale, Consultant Pathologist, said such healthcare tips/lecture were necessary to equip the professional managers for efficient service delivery.
He said this while making a presentation at the 2018 Health Talk programme of the Institute in Lagos with the theme: ”New Models and Realities in Personal Health Management.”
He said a healthy lifestyle required keeping abreast of developments in the profession, information and technology.
According to him, stress is a major factor that disorganises the healthy lifestyle of an individual, saying that lots of people stress themselves with hectic activities without adequate rest and medication.
Speaking on Models and Realities in Personal Healthcare Management, Kale said resting and sleeping were keys in keeping a healthy lifestyle.
“Health is the state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, and not merely the absence of diseases.
“Access to proper information becomes necessary because many people lacked the adequate knowledge on ways to keep a healthy life.
“Some people think that doing regular exercise is a way of keeping a healthy life. This is not very true.
“Maintaining a balanced diet, having enough rest and sleep as at when due and ensuring regular medical screenings and checkups are the possible ways one can be assured of a healthy life,” Kale said.
Earlier, Prof. Olukunle Iyanda, the President and Chairman of Council, NIM, urged members to keep abreast of developments and innovations in professional health management.
Iyanda assured of the commitment of the Institute in raising healthy professional managers who would impact the economic development of the country and the world at large.
“As much as we strive to become professional managers, it is important to learn about what developments have occurred in the care of our health, both by professional healthcare givers as well as by ourselves.
“As it is widely asserted and believed, ‘health is wealth.’ Hence, it is important for us to take good care of our health in order to build our wealth.
“Managers do not just manage others and resources but also manage themselves, their relationships, their health and their spiritual acts.
“We need to remind ourselves of simple but vital activities we need to undertake periodically in order to maintain a good health without which we could not produce any wealth,” Iyanda said. (NAN)
