How Student Can stay Healthy on Campus

Written by Ebiamu Theresa and Okoh Theresa

Nigeria’s health care system has been adjudged to be weak, so it is not surprising that many higher institutions clinics are weak as well.

A report by Daily trust showed that most clinics are not performing to their full capacity. Some have bad structures; others are short of clinical personnel, drugs, equipment or there’s generally poor attitude of personnel.

For s student staying healthy is paramount and necessary for sound academic work.

Happy and Health Student Photo credit: Okoh










Student's need to live healthy while in school because they encounter many challenges and are exposed to many health risks. Some are common so are not.

Lets’ look at ways that students can stay healthy while on campus.

DON'T LEAVE YOUR STOMACH EMPTY FOR TOO LONG

Students need to be eating regularly in order to avoid hunger because it can affect them physically or mentally. Hunger causes ulcer and other related disease.

DRINK CLEAN WATER

Drinking unclean water can cause typhoid another water-borne health risks.  Students should do away from unhygienic water if one cannot afford bottle water then  make do with sachet water in order to live healthy.

AVOID UNHYGIENIC TOILET/BATHROOM

Student can do well to avoid dirty bathroom and toilet because of the risk of infections. Where students live in numbers it will be wise to wash toilets and bathroom’s regularly and also apply chemicals that would kill germs to ensure absolute hygiene.

EAT GOOD FOOD

Fresh Food crop: Photo Credit Okoh


 








There are different classes of food such as protein, minerals, vitamin, carbohydrate e.t.c that make students strong and healthy. They should eat fruits like apple, mango and Orange. As well as vegetables ( Green leaves and bitter leaves) Egg, meat beaverages and among others.

HAVE  GOOD SLEEP

A student have a rest. Photo Credit: Okoh





As a student you need to have proper rest to help participate in school activities effectively. Lack of sleep can impact your mental health and makes you weak in school activities like lectures, assignments and even practical. Students need good sleep to stay strong and healthy on  campus.

ENSURE SAFE SEX

Practice safe sex is equally important for students. The risk associated with unsafe sex can ruin a student academically. For example a student can pick infection that can be contagious that can be expensive to treat. 

This not to talk about getting pregnant and the risk of abortion. Safe sex will solve all of that.

So there many cheap ways of stay healthy on campus. Let us have your thoughts.

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