World Well being Day: Specialists Push For Conventional Treatments, Maternal Care

Well being consultants and advocates have marked World Well being Day by strongly advocating for the combination of conventional medication and improved maternal healthcare in Nigeria and throughout Africa.

Themed “Wholesome Beginnings, Hopeful Futures”, the occasion was organised by the Worldwide Affiliation of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA) in collaboration with UandNature Remedy Clinic below the native banner “My Well being, My Proper.”

IAWPA’s worldwide director, Prof. Chidi Ehiriodo decried Africa’s excessive maternal mortality charge, linking it to poor well being information and dangerous cultural beliefs.

“If you find yourself sick, you might be offended. And if you end up offended, you can’t promote peace,” he added.

Blessing Oladapo-Amao, CEO of UandNature Remedy Clinic Abuja, advocated for holistic therapeutic, saying, “You’ll be able to’t deal with the physique with out treating the thoughts.”

She burdened that many well being challenges are tied to psychological states like unforgiveness and trauma.

Amao urged Nigerians to reclaim conventional therapeutic information, a lot of which has been uncared for in favour of Western medication.

“Mockingly, the identical practices we deserted are being embraced overseas,” she mentioned.

Secretary of the Affiliation of Integrative Drugs, Prof. Usman Chiroma, referred to as Complementary and Various Drugs (CAM) “the medication of the longer term,” urging authorities assist for laws to control the observe.

“Our residents should start to embrace conventional, complementary, and different medication. It might probably tackle circumstances past the scope of standard medicine,” he mentioned.

CEO of the Various Medical Academy, Dr Joshua Onodugo, praised nations like China and India for preserving conventional practices and inspired comparable integration in Africa.

The occasion ended with the induction of latest Eminent Peace Ambassadors and a name for inclusive well being insurance policies recognising conventional medication.

World Well being Day is noticed yearly on April 7 to boost consciousness about world well being challenges.