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Healthy Heart, Healthy Business: How Hydrogen Is Championing Wellness Among Business Owners
Why Business Success Begins with Health
In today’s fast-paced world, one truth stands out: healthy people build thriving businesses.
As Lagos grows into a dynamic economic hub, the health of its business community is not just a public health issue. It is a business imperative.
Hydrogen Payment Services Company Limited believes that success must be holistic. That is why, on May 28, 2025, it partnered with the Ikeja Local Government in Lagos State for a heart-focused outreach programme at the Ikeja Local Government Secretariat.
Themed “Healthy Heart, Healthy Business,” the event brought together medical professionals, business owners, and local leaders to promote preventive care. This was because a healthy heartbeat drives a healthy bottom line.
Why Wellness Belongs at the Heart of Business
Health should not be hidden in employee handbooks or observed only during annual events. At Hydrogen, health is seen as a shared responsibility. When businesses champion wellness, the impact extends across individuals, teams, industries, and even economies.
This outreach was not just a CSR checkbox. It was a meaningful investment in human potential, business resilience, and community strength.
A Moment of Humanity, One Man’s Story
Among the 325 people who benefited from this outreach, one story captured the essence of the mission.
He is a driver, over 50 years old, exposed daily to long hours, heat, and stress, with no consistent access to healthcare. He attended the outreach out of curiosity. What he received was a lifeline.
His blood pressure reading was dangerously high. Thanks to an alert medical team, he was treated immediately. This intervention may have saved his life.He received a blood pressure monitor at no cost, along with comprehensive medical care and the essential medication needed to manage his condition.
His story is not unique. It mirrors the lives of artisans, vendors, and small business owners across Nigeria who often do not have access to basic care.
This outreach was for them.
The Impact in Numbers
- 🩺 325 beneficiaries served
- ❤️ 106 diagnosed with elevated blood pressure
- 💉 18 diagnosed with diabetes
- 🧪 7 showing signs of peptic ulcer disease
- 👩🦰 212 women and 👨🦱 113 men reached
- 📱 210,771 digital impressions and engagements
Services Provided:
Blood pressure checks, blood sugar tests, ECG scans, malaria and typhoid tests, urinalysis, PCV tests, general consultations, and administration of free medications.
Medical Supplies Distributed:
Blood pressure monitors, glucose meters for blood sugar tracking, and a range of essential medications were also all provided at no cost to the beneficiaries.
Making Healthcare Accessible to Business Owners
It was heartening to see business owners and workers, some in uniforms and others in casual clothing, lining up not for customers, but for care.
This was not just a check-up. It was a shift in mindset.
The outreach removed traditional barriers to care. It brought healthcare to the people, directly to where business takes place. Beneficiaries did not only receive treatment. They also asked questions, gained understanding, and left empowered.
This was healthcare with heart, practical, personal, and powerful.
Healthy Entrepreneurs, Thriving Communities
At Hydrogen, health is viewed as a necessity, not a luxury. For entrepreneurs, it is the foundation for performance, focus, and innovation. When business owners are healthy, their businesses thrive. And thriving businesses uplift entire communities.
This is why this initiative mattered. This is why it will not be the last.
Hydrogen will continue to show up where it counts. In the heart of the community.
Your Health Is Your Business Strategy
Let this serve as your reminder, your nudge, your invitation:
Prioritise your health. Your business depends on it.
Because a healthier entrepreneur builds a stronger business. And stronger businesses build stronger communities.
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