EXPERT ADVISES NIGERIANS AS MOUKA ‘WALKS FOR WELLNESS AND HEALTH’

A medical practitioner, Dr Zubair Abdullahi has advised Nigerians
to take the issue of their personal health seriously as Mouka, the
nation’s leading mattress manufacturing company staged a health
walk around Ikeja, Lagos on Friday, to sensitize its staff and
Nigerians on wellbeing as part of activities marking its 60 th
anniversary in Nigeria.
Abdullahi explained that regular exercise and good sleeping habit
are vital to healthy living which is critical to the nation’s economic
productivity. He listed other impediments to good health to include
poor personal hygiene and sanitation; improper diet, drinking
unsafe water and abuse of alcohol among others.
While addressing the staff, Mr. Raymond Murphy, Mouka’s
Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, maintained that the
importance of health and good living cannot be over-emphasized,
adding that a healthy work force is a valuable asset to any
company.
“Our company is sixty years old and you can see the impact of a
healthy workforce in terms of growth, expansion and the quality of
products we produce. This can only happen because all members
of staff of the company are fit and healthy,” he said.

Ahead of the 60th anniversary, which started last week, Mouka
was endorsed by the Nigeria Association of Orthopaedic Manual
Therapists (NAOMT)
The endorsement comes on the back of consistency in quality
delivery and innovative mattress production, which have
characterized the brand’s health asset in Nigeria.
National President of the association, Dr. Onigbinde Ayodele,
described the endorsement of Mouka as an offshoot of a detailed
assessment of the brand’s portfolio. “Good sleep in the beginning
of good health…and good sleep is a function of good sleeping
platform. All these are vital to productivity at home and at work,”
he said.
The foundation for Mouka was laid 60 years ago in the historic
city of Kano when the scion of the Faiz Moukarim family started
the Moukarim Metalwood factory to manufacture furniture and iron
beds.
Since then, Mouka has gone into manufacturing of foam and
spring mattresses, as well as other bedding products at its three
production facilities across Nigeria.
The company has also developed an extensive distribution
network with more than 1,000 branded sales outlets and over 300
third-party distributors across the country.