Love Yourself First: Why Your Annual Health Check is the Ultimate Self-Care Gift

On a daily basis where we strive to maintain our relationships with friends/families and manage commitments, we tend to leave ourselves out of the routine, especially with our health. Beyond just living and eating right, self-love also includes health and wellness examinations which are highly important.

Regular health-checks are like a key to the door that holds vast wealth. Still, for many women in Africa, it has become more of an option that is chosen only at a time of dire need. If truth be told, a checkup is a preventive care visit to the hospital that evaluates a person's overall health; it is a cycle that should be performed as frequently as possible. At DébboAfrica, we recommend at least an annual check-in with our doctors.

Consider it a way to have good health, essential for fulfillment and productivity. While being healthy might embody different meanings, the fundamental goal is always living a happier, longer, and healthier life.

Why is a Health Check Important

The sole purpose of a health check is to help identify, prevent, or reduce the effects of health issues and diseases. Early detection, especially, gives the best opportunity to get the right treatment quickly and avoid complications. To complement the essence of having regular health check ups, we've outlined some of the major benefits:

• Monitoring Chronic Conditions: Checkups help to monitor major health conditions such as diabetes, peptic ulcer or heart diseases, reduce heightened disease levels and prevent complications.
• Maintaining Optimal Health: While some health issues might not have noticeable signs or symptoms, regular checkups can help identify any incoming or underlying diseases before they become escalated and severe for well-being. Moreover, our healthcare providers offer guidance on lifestyle changes to help improve your health's progress and ensure you never lose track.
• Building Relationship with Healthcare Providers: Regular visits to the hospital help establish rapport, trust and support. With a relationship like this, it better encourages one to communicate and discuss any concerns, issues or questions openly, from a woman to woman level.
• Health Education: Healthcare professionals are tasked with the role of providing important information about nutrition, exercise, stress management and healthy habits to ensure women like you are well informed about their health and well-being.

While risk reduction, personalised care, cost savings and reducing stress are just an extra to the list of advantages that regular health checkups provide, prioritising your health and making annual health checkups a non-negotiable part of your self-care routine is what makes the most difference.

As they say, “the greatest wealth is health”.

Invest in it this 2025 and give yourself something as beautiful as a healthy self-love and a positive well-being — the ultimate gifts that will make your future self thank you for the care and attention you give today.

Written By Aisha Olanrewaju