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WORLD HEALTH DAY 2018: Need for students to maintain A balanced lifestyle

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                Amosu Jermiah As today marks the international world health day. The need to talk about health cannot be overemphasized as millions of people fall ill every year and many die as a result of their inability to monitor their health Status.  The world health day over time has served as an avenue in the year where major players in the health sector and indeed all facets of life come together to create awareness in form of national and international events that include conferences for health workers, briefings for local politicians, and informational display for children and young people among other health centric programmes. The world health day also doubles as a day where the advocacy of the right to quality health care is brought to the front burner. It is on a day like this that one would not be out of place to talk about a nightmare that has confronted most Nigerian students in tertiary institution, wh...

WORLD HEALTH DAY : POPULAR QUOTES ON HEALTH

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 - Amosu Jeremiah Today, April 7 marks the 70th anniversary of the world health day with the slogan "Health For All." It is on a day like this that it is wise enough to bring to the fore quotes from great individuals about the importance of promoting and maintaining good health. Here are some of the inspiring quotes on World Health Day that you can use as guide to healthy living: 1. Health is the crown on the well person's head that only the ill person can see.   -    Robin Sharma, Writer 2. It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver. - Mahatma Gandhi