The founder of Longevity Nigeria, a health-based activist group in Nigeria, Agbolade Omowole, has urged leaders across all spectrums to prioritise public health post-COVID-19.
Agbolade, who made this known during a virtual event, said that national health systems are the first line of defense against outbreak of epidemic, “but unfortunately, they are often under-funded, leading to major gaps in the health workforce, infrastructure, health information system and supply chain.”
Also speaking at the event, Ilia Stambler, Chief Science Officer at Vetek Association – Senior Citizens Movement (Israel), said: “Coronavirus affected more of the vulnerable population, especially the aged, reason there is an urgent need to create policies to improve healthy longevity all around the world because longevity activism is still young.”
On her part, Daria Khaltourina, Chair of the Board of the Council for Public Health and Demography in Russia, encouraged participants to embrace healthy lifestyle by avoiding smoking, alcohol, and ensuring regular physical activity with good nutrition.
Expert urges government to prioritise public health post-COVID-19
Lab assistants receive samples from different hospitals and clinics for PCR tests to screen for Covid-19 (novel coronavirus) at the Eylau Unilabs analysis laboratory in Neuilly-sur-Seine, outside Paris, on September 15, 2020. - With the rising number of Covid-19 infections and a high demand by the public to be tested, French analysis laboratories are saturated. The Eylau Unilabs laboratory has set up a team who relay around the clock to carry out PCR Covid-19 screenings, averaging around 2000 tests per day. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP)
