{"id":112102,"date":"2012-05-20T23:13:27","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T23:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/05\/lwi-to-partner-business-firms-on-increased-health-investment\/"},"modified":"2012-05-20T23:13:27","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T23:13:27","slug":"lwi-to-partner-business-firms-on-increased-health-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/05\/20\/lwi-to-partner-business-firms-on-increased-health-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"LWI to partner business firms on increased health investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"80\">\n<p>BY MICHAEL EBOH<\/p>\n<p>LiveWell Initiative, LWI, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has expressed its readiness to partner and encourage financial institutions and other blue chip companies in Nigeria to increase their\u00a0social sector\u00a0investment and support for the health sector.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Bisi Bright, First Vice Chairman\/Chief Executive, LWI, who said this at its Grand Health Bazaar, GHB 2012, in Lagos, also said it is committed to promoting\u00a0worklife balance, workplace wellness,\u00a0healthy living and health consciousness among Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>She disclosed that it plans to partner with stakeholders in key sectors of the Nigerian economy to increase health awareness and promote access to healthcare in the country.<\/p>\n<p>An example of its commitment to healthcare development, she noted, is its\u00a0Grand Health Bazaar\u00a0GHB 2012, where it partnered the\u00a0United States Consulate General, Skye Bank Plc, Pfizer Specialities,\u00a0Central Bank of Nigeria, West African Health Organisation WAHO, Symbion Power,\u00a0GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Plc, UTC Nigeria Plc, Nestle Plc, Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc and May &#038; Baker Nigeria Plc and the Lagos State Government among others.<\/p>\n<p>Bright explained that LWI will empower the executives of these organizations by ensuring that they take steps towards\u00a0attaining an equilibrium between work and life, by\u00a0catering for their health and wellbeing. \u201cWhat is needed is not only health insurance policy but also quality attention to their health\u2019\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing, she stated, \u201cWe discovered long ago that people generally indulge in unhealthy habits and they do nothing much about their health until there is an exigency or emergency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Comments are moderated. Please keep them clean and brief.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>More:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2012\/05\/lwi-to-partner-business-firms-on-increased-health-investment\/\" title=\"LWI to partner business firms on increased health investment\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LWI to partner business firms on increased health investment<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> BY MICHAEL EBOH LiveWell Initiative, LWI, a Non-Governmental Organisation, has expressed its readiness to partner and encourage financial institutions and other blue chip companies in Nigeria to increase their\u00a0social sector\u00a0investment and support for the health sector. 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