Stakeholders have urged employers to prioritise employee welfare by promoting physical wellness and providing a conducive work environment to achieve maximum and effective performance.
They noted that access to quality and affordable healthcare was necessary to ensure the sustainable wellness of the workforce.
A health advocate and the Chief Operations Officer at the Redeemers’ Health Village, Redemption City of God, Mowe, Ogun State, Mrs Laura Ade, alongside other health experts, said this in Lagos during a panel discussion at the 2024 Masterpiece Resource Development Centre annual entrepreneurs’ conference and trade expo.
The RHV COO further noted that organisations should create employee assistance programmes, provide an environment for team bonding, and conduct regular employee checks before and after employment to ensure the sustainable wellness of the workforce.
She emphasised that healthcare professionals and institutions were critical in providing quality health services, stating that affordability and accessibility were keys to good community health.
Ade also stated that the RVH was focused on preventive care and wellness and offered affordable healthcare services including counselling, and treatment across several medical fields such as cardiology, oncology, endoscopy, obstetrics and gynaecology, family medicine, paediatrics, intensive care, and radiology, among other areas.
She urged corporate organisations to ensure that their staff enjoyed a healthy body and sound mind and to take advantage of the cutting-edge medical facilities at the RHV.
Other speakers at the panel session include the Senior Special Assistant to Lagos State Governor on Public Health, Dr Toni Adeyemi and the Founder of Salt Spa and Wellness Centre, Lagos, Mrs Vandana Kaushal.
On her part, Adeyemi said the Lagos State government has made healthcare affordable through the state health insurance scheme, Ilera Eko.
Adeyemi further noted that the state was upgrading existing healthcare infrastructure and building new ones, especially Primary Healthcare Centres.
Also, Kaushal asserted that sleep was important to general wellness and productivity at work.
She advised individuals to get at least seven hours of sleep every night or take a nap in the afternoon to complement the incomplete hours.
SOURCE: PUNCH NEWS
