Customer digest JULY-AUGUST, 2011 ENGLISH.cdr - Access Bank

VOLUME 18 NO. 07 JULY - AUGUST 2011
KEEPING HEALTHY
Prevent your household from
Malaria this Rainy Season
The rainy season does not only bring floods,
it also causes traffic jams. Pools of stagnant
or slow-flowing water from rain provide a
breeding ground for insects such as
mosquitoes that transmit diseases like
malaria.
Malaria is caused by an infection of the red
blood cells with a tiny organism or parasite
called protozoa.
These organisms are carried from person to
person by the anopheles mosquito. When
anopheles mosquito bites an infected
person, it sucks up blood containing the
parasite, which may then be passed on to
the mosquito's next victim.
What are the Symptoms?
The main symptom of malaria is a fever that
occurs in regular episodes, with sweating,
shivers and exhaustion. In some cases, it can
affect the brain or kidneys.
Preventive Measures
The most effective step is to avoid being
bitten by mosquitoes.
Corporate Social Responsibility
This can be achieved by:
Eradicating mosquito breeding sites
Using effective insect repellent
Using mosquito nets to avoid being bitten
by the insect
Using prescribed malaria drugs to fight the
parasite before it incubates
Wearing long-sleeved clothing
Keep your household healthy always by
following these preventive measures to help
eradicate malaria for good.
In the event that you are bitten by the insect,
please consult your doctor before taking any
medication.
The Group Managing Director/CEO, Access Bank Plc, Aigboje Aig-
Imoukhuede (right) with other FT/IFC awardees during the
presentation of the Financial Times/International Finance
Corporation's “Sustainable Bank of the Year Award” to Access Bank in
London.
Vice President for Business Advisory, International Finance
Corporation (IFC), Rachel Kyte, (2nd left), Group Managing
Director/CEO, Access Bank Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede (right) and
other awardees during the presentation of the Financial
Times/International Finance Corporation's “Sustainable Bank of the
Year Award” to Access Bank in London.
Nana Yaw Koranteng, Head - Corporate Banking, Access Bank Ghana
presenting a cheque donation and items on behalf of the Bank to Dr.
Mrs. Asomanin, Senior Medical Officer in Charge of Sickle Cell at the
hospital visited.
Access Bank Wins ‘’Lagos State Corporate Social
Responsibility Gold Award’’
In recognition of its innovative community
investment initiatives, Access Bank Plc has
won the Lagos State Corporate Social
Responsibility Gold Award. This award
symbolises the Bank’s outstanding role in
inspiring Nigerian youths towards
educational and personal development.
The award which is organized by the Lagos
State CSR Award Committee, through the
Ministry of Education, celebrates the role of
corporate, organisations in the economic
development and social transformation of
Lagos State in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Social
Development and Education.
The Lagos State CSR Awards evolved out of
the ‘’Jam Feast Project,’’ which is an initiative
of the Lagos State Government to reward
creativity and entrepreneurship. ‘’Jam Feast
Project’’ is a programme designed to unlock
potentials of the knowledge triangle by
striking the right balance between scientific
cum educational excellence and innovative
business acumen. The programme
encourages the application of Science and
Art (expressions) as a tool to encourage and
provide direction to young people as well as
using invention and entrepreneurship to
reduce social vices such as HIV/AIDS.
Access Bank was selected as one of the top
ten (10) brands from a list of one hundred
and twenty (120) organizations that have
contributed to young people's self esteem,
self discovery, family values as well as exhibit
high sense of corporate social responsibility.
L - R: Ejikeme Victor Ohalete( Team Lead, Product Management Team)
Mr. Ademola Ajayi (Lagos State Lotteries Board) and Uche Onyeigwe
(Product Management) during the Access Bank Customer
Information Update Monthly Draw
We are continually faced by great opportunities
brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
Joke of the Month
Several weeks after a young man had been hired,
he was called into the personnel director's office.
“What is the meaning of this?” the director
asked. “When you applied for this job, you told
us you had five years experience. Now we
discovered this is the first job you've ever held.”
“Well,” the young man replied, “in your
advertisement you said you wanted somebody
with imagination.”
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