FCMB Marks Employee Health Week  

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited’s annual Employee Health Week is expected to commence today, with an assurance from the financial institution that it would continue to sustain a culture of wellness among its workforce.

The bank’s Employee Health Week, which will run till February 9, is aimed at encouraging and supporting employees to adopt healthy lifestyles through various medical, dietary and aerobic activities that enhance their well-being, productivity at work and other aspects of human endeavor. This forms an integral part of the great place to work philosophy of the Bank. 

In a statement, FCMB explained that this year’s programme, which is being anchored by a team of medical and nutritional experts, focuses on medical check-ups, nutrition, exercise and early detection as well as treatment of diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol. The experts have been deployed to select branches of the Bank nationwide to conduct free examinations on health issues such as blood pressure, mammograms for FCMB female employees, blood sugar, cholesterol levels and Body Mass Index (BMI) tests, among others. 

Commenting on the significance of the Health Week, Senior Vice President and the Divisional Head, Corporate Services of FCMB, Felicia Obozuwa, said the health and wellbeing of  employees are key priorities for the bank.

“The choices we make every day can help us live healthier and happier lives at work and at home. We will continue to champion andexecute initiatives that are impactful in the lives of our employees to reinforce our core values of professionalism, sustainability, customer focus and excellence’’.