Father's Day: Doctors urge men to prioritise routine screenings amid silent health risks [Courtesy/iStockPhoto]
Health professionals say preventive care could be the most important gift fathers give themselves and their families.
Father's Day is often marked by tributes to men who provide and protect their families, but many quietly neglect their own health.
While they plan work and family responsibilities carefully, routine medical check-ups are often delayed, with many assuming they are healthy if they feel fine, despite serious illnesses developing without symptoms. Health experts are using the occasion to urge men to prioritise preventive care, noting that looking after one's health is a responsibility, not a weakness.
Nairobi-based physician Dr Maxwell Banda says men are generally less likely than women to seek routine medical attention.
