Another Diaverum for Health Challenge has concluded with great success, with 5,000 employees from 24 countries participating in over 215 activities across our five focus areas for well-being: social, mental, environmental, intellectual, and physical.
Launched just last year, the Challenge has quickly become a key event in our organisation’s calendar. The enthusiasm and participation this year were once again phenomenal.
The winners of the second Diaverum for Health Challenge were announced during the final Global Leadership and Corporate Teams meeting of the year, which took place on 17 December and also included the participation of well-being ambassadors from around the world.
The Diaverum Well-being Committee judged applications from all over the business and decided on the top teams across four categories: Most Creative; Most Fun; Best Team Spirit; and, Most Inclusive. Additionally, the country with the highest percentage of staff participating in the Challenge was also recognised.
We’re excited to share the Diaverum for Health Challenge 2024 winners:
- Most Creative: Team Enthusiasts from North Macedonia, for their exceptional innovation and originality in combining gardening with creating a flower kidney in the Strumica clinic.
- Most Fun: The Montereau & Avon clinic teams from France, for their energising and joyful parody of the Olympics, complete with playful costumes and fun props that made both participants and the public smile.
- Best Team Spirit: The country team of Malaysia for exemplifying collaboration, support, and unity by overcoming all obstacles to complete a recreational hike with their families, followed by a small picnic.
- Most Inclusive: The Mösseberg clinic team from Sweden, for organising an accessible and welcoming activity: a series of food tasting sessions, allowing participants to share and taste food from different colleagues’ cultures.
Each of the winning teams will be treated to an all-expenses paid dinner or team activity in the New Year.
- Country winner: The big winner in this category was Diaverum Chile, with 76% of their staff taking part. Albania, North Macedonia and Romania also received honourable mentions for their high participation numbers.
Chile will now have its name engraved on a trophy especially commissioned for the event, next to that of Albania’s - last year’s winner. The trophy will be passed to the next winner.
Dimitris Moulavasilis, Diaverum CEO, shared the following: “Our global health challenge promotes the importance of well-being among our employees worldwide. At Diaverum, our culture of True care isn’t restricted to our patients, but also applies towards our people. I was personally excited to take part in the challenge alongside the rest of the Executive Leadership Team. Congratulations to everyone who participated, demonstrating that well-being is a priority that resonates deeply across our organisation”.
Andreas Fagher, Diaverum Chief Human Resources Officer, and global employee well-being sponsor, added: “For Diaverum, well-being encompasses mental, emotional and social wellness, recognising that a holistic approach is essential to nurturing a motivated, engaged and resilient workforce. That’s why this year we expanded the challenge to include activities from any one of our five well-being focus areas. This approach is very much part of our plans for the future of our organisation and how we approach well-being as a whole”.
Håkan Petersson, Leadership & Development Director, said: “I am thrilled with the outcome of this year’s challenge. My heartfelt thanks go out to our Well-being Ambassadors in each of our markets and HQ, who played a crucial role in communicating the Challenge to all staff and encouraging participation. A significant part of our success is attributed to the team's dedicated efforts.”
The Diaverum For Health Challenge will return next year for more creative, fun and inclusive team activities. For now, enjoy the highlights from this year’s event, in this video.