Residents of Anambra state have been urged to attach importance to their healthcare by insisting on those preventive habits critical to healthy living.
Representative of Patricklingo, a pharmaceutical company, Uchechukwu Nnaji gave the advice during the closing ceremony of a football tournament organized by the firm for youths in the area.
He identified regular exercise, such as football as one of such preventive habits, which he described as powerful tool to promote fitness, teamwork and wellness of the people.
He said the 3-weeks tournament was aimed at encouraging healthy lifestyles as a preventive measure for families.
“We believe health is a lifestyle. Football offers a powerful way to promote fitness, teamwork, and wellness in our communities.
“The tournament reflects our belief that true healthcare starts with preventive habits, staying active, strong, and healthy,” he said.
On what inspired his firm to organise the tournament and the choice of sports as platform for engagement, Nnaji said sports served as means of connectivity not just medically, but emotionally and socially.
“Sports unite people across backgrounds. It allows us to connect emotionally and socially, not just medically, with Nigerians,” he stressed.
According to the brand rep, the tournament initiative aligns with Patricklingo’s overall vision to make quality healthcare accessible and relatable.
“Engaging through sports brings that vision to life in a fun, human way,” he added.