By Gloria Orogun

First City Monument Bank (FCMB) Limited has held series of activities to mark the 2017 edition of its Employee Health Week.

The annual programme, which is primarily aimed at promoting healthy living for employees of the Bank  and their families, is aimed towards encouraging and supporting employees to adopt healthy lifestyles, by promoting sustainable behaviour changes.

The Bank employees  participated in various physical and mental health and wellness activities. These included free medical checks in Bank branches across the country, health and wellness education classes in all branches, education on good nutrition, sharing of healthy recipes, counselling for stress management, and physical activity competitions.

Speaking on the significance of the Employee Health Week, the Vice President, and Divisional Head, Corporate Services of FCMB, Felicia Obozuwa, restated the commitment of the bank to initiate and execute programmes that promote healthy living for employees.

“Employee health and general wellbeing are key priorities for us. We want our workforce to be healthy and happy and to know that we are concerned about their wellbeing.