In commemoration of this year’s World Sleep Day, themed
“Quality Sleep, Sound Mind, Happy World,” a global and annual event held on
March 18 and dedicated to advocating and raising awareness for sleep health,
the duo jointly deployed an educational campaign across the country.
This year’s theme sheds light on key issues such as how
quality sleep helps maintain mental health, how better sleep helps people focus
during the day and how fatigue can weigh people down physically, mentally, and
emotionally.
The Managing Director of Mouka, Femi Fapohunda, said the company’s mission is
to add comfort to life by providing quality sleep solutions and educating
consumers on the right sleep culture. “At Mouka, the wellbeing of our consumers
is our top priority. We don’t just provide great quality products, we also
invest significantly in educating consumers on the right sleep culture.
As Nigeria’s foremost manufacturer in the sleep industry,
the onus lies on us to ensure our consumers prioritise quality sleep; hence we
deploy educational content across numerous platforms, including TV, Radio,
Print and Digital. In addition, we look forward to leveraging our membership of
Dolidol International Group in terms of technical expertise in consistently
delivering superior sleep solutions to our consumers,” Fapohunda said.
Dr Nnenna Nina Chigbo, PT, MPH, the President, Nigeria
Society of Physiotherapy, an Emory Humphrey Fellow (Global Health), Education
Director WPT IPT-HOPE, also shared her views on the importance of sleep education.
She said, “quality sleep is critical for the proper functioning of the body,
including immune function, tissue healing, pain modulation, cardiovascular
health, cognitive function, and learning and memory”.
When asked about the role of a good mattress in the
equation, Dr Nnenna had this to say, “A good quality mattress determines a
great deal how well you will sleep. A bad mattress can affect the spine and
cause damage to the body as the body needs to align well with the mattress.
Secondly, when you are not comfortable on your mattress, it will affect the
quality of your sleep and can be detrimental to your health”.
The President also shared some tips for quality sleep,
including fixing a bedtime and an awakening time, avoiding caffeine intake 6
hours before bedtime, using comfortable bedding, blocking out all distracting
noise and eliminating light as much as possible.
Consistently, Mouka has celebrated this annual event organised by the World Sleep Society, joining thousands of other World Sleep Day Delegates to amplify the benefits of healthy sleep for millions of people worldwide. The objective of the World Sleep Day Committee is to lessen the burden of sleep problems on society through better prevention and management of sleep disorders.
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