Medicover EOYM2017 by Kyivstar

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End of Year Message

2017

The ‘Medicover’ brand, referring to the whole company (both Healthcare Services & Diagnostic Services), stands for the same core idea across its service range: “Caring for your health is all we do”.

Fredrik Rågmark

HEALTHCARE&DIAGNOSTICS As a listed company, Medicover positions itself as a healthcare & diagnostic services provider under ONE umbrella brand which is the central focal point of the two divisions and multiple businesses that make up these specialty areas.

CEO MEDICOVER

Local brands remain an inherent part of the company’s strategy, combining the local trust and historic recognition of a brand, with the strength of Medicover overall. We seek to promote ‘Medicover’ alongside most of these local successful brands. It’s essential that we remember the strategic interests of the organisation as a whole and give the right orientation to all our stakeholders. Brand consistency is the key. It breeds trust in our audience. As one company, we combine our strengths, we are stronger. We are all ambassadors for our brands, and, eventually, for ONE Medicover!

Medicover Identity Guidelines

Dear Colleagues across Medicover,

am immensely proud and happy to once again have the privilege of writing to you all my end of year message.

Like all years in our history, this has been another busy, challenging and rewarding one for Medicover.

We started in 1995 and it took us eleven years to achieve the first 250,000 members, whereas the most recent 250,000 took just short of two years, illustrating the strong underlying dynamics of the business and the attractiveness of our services.

We have managed to keep up our good growth rates and that is visible in our continuously expanding team of colleagues across all our markets: by the end of 2017, we expect to be some 15 500 people altogether. 1 600 new colleagues will have joined during the year, and particularly to you, I would like to send a special welcome to our team.

One significant milestone during the year which I would like to comment on is us reaching 1 million members in our funded business (Healthcare Services).

Our public share offering was a major event for us during the first half of the year. I think we can all feel proud of the reception we have had as a publicly traded company and the belief shown by investors in our strategy and performance.

The question I most often get asked by investors is “what is Medicover’s most important asset to maintain its growth and performance?”, and I always have a short and simple answer, People”. It is all of you, who make up the collective strength of Medicover. From the early years, when we were a handful of colleagues, until now, with so many of you in so many countries and businesses, I still feel the same Medicover culture is holding us all together and, indeed, is the most important driver of our success. As we grow bigger and more diverse, with many new colleagues joining, maintaining and living our culture across the entire organisation is ever more challenging. Let us, therefore, all make sure we manage to maintain that special Medicover spirit, and I believe nothing then will be able to hold us back in our ongoing development. My warmest thanks and best wishes for the end of year season to you all and your families.

înCerc launched in Romania In October 2017, the Asociatia Medicover (part of Medicover Foundation) in Romania, launched „înCerc” - a Romanian edition of the diabetes prevention programme (“PoZdro!”), helping 12-13 year old children which had turned out a huge success in Poland. “PoZdro!” is the largest programme of this type in Europe. „înCerc” is the first ever prevention programme of the kind in Romania. The programme will last over five years and cover two cities, starting with Ploiesti. 12,000 children will be screened for an initial evaluation of health (for free and non-invasive).

It is estimated that around 3,000 children will be considered as being at risk of developing type 2 diabetes and will be invited to join the health coaching programme together with their families. In Poland, the Programme has reached more than 30 000 first year junior high school students in four cities so far.

MEDICOVER IDENTITY GUIDELINES Medicover Identity Guidelines have been developed to help communicate a consistent corporate image of our company across divisions and countries, both internally and externally, to build a strong brand globally and locally. They exist to assist you – whether you work in Healthcare or Diagnostic Services – in your daily tasks that contribute to supporting and enhancing ONE Medicover brand.

The Guidelines talk about our shared values, key attributes Medicover has as an employer, and basic corporate logo usage rules and applications in various collateral, such as, for example, business cards, power-point presentation templates or roll-ups. We are still in the process of upgrading our corporate communications tools, so updates to the Guidelines will be done gradually in the future. You will find the document and all the corporate identity resources on our corporate Intranet (Home page -> About Us -> Our Corporate Identity). Should you have any further questions, please contact Aleksandra Nowakowska from Corporate Communications Team (aleksandra.nowakowska@medicover.com).

CSR Excellence Awards for Medicover Foundation In June 2017, Medicover Foundation received three awards in two out of 17 categories: Initiatives and Philanthropy, at the prestigious 2017 International CSR Excellence Awards gala in London. The awarded projects were: in the Initiative category: Gold Award for the PoZdro! Programme; and Silver Award for the Queen Silvia Nursing Award, while in the Philanthropy: Bronze Award for the Employee Engagement.

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HEALTHCARE SERVICES NEWS

SEASONS GREETINGS WELLBEING CAMPAIGNS BY & FOR OUR EMPLOYEES Change Your Lifestyle, The Children of Medicover, Stop the Flu and Safe & Healthy Workplace are grassroots sustainable campaigns dedicated to employees and organized by Medicover Poland Wellbeing Team (cross – functional) to create a positive and healthy workplace. The campaigns are the result of employees’ feedback given in EOS (Employee Opinion Survey) and are actively supported by ambassadors from top management.

John Stubbington COO, HEALTHCARE SERVICES MEDICOVER

COMPANIES SAVE MONEY THANKS TO MEDICOVER

EXPANSION IN INDIA

Medicover Poland provides effective medical care and saves companies money which was proved for the third time by experts in the ‘Work. Health. Economy. Prospects for 2012-2016’ report.

Dear All,

want to start by saying ‘thank you’ to all the people in Medicover for helping make 2017 a successful year for the business and for looking after all our customers. Despite increased competition we saw our membership base growth past 1 million members.

ONE OF THE MOST MODERN PHARMACIES IN EUROPE!

99 Opening of our first pharmacy with a robot in Poland.

99 Nearly 3K pairs of glasses sold this year.

99 Over 30K people on the Medicover Go platform.

99 Over 130K people on the

Medicover Benefits Platform.

It’s your hard work, commitment and dedication that ensures, year by year, that we enable lives, we save lives, we maintain lives and improve lives which is an engaging cause to be part of and spend our working lives on. Many events have happened throughout the year and I would like to mention a few: AMBULATORY:

99 Record growth month for B2B ambulatory Poland.

PPM (Price Per Member) kept on similar level as in 2016.

99 Medistore – over 200 per cent

growth year on year of sales done through this channel.

Over 100,000 downloads of the mobile application in ten months!

99 Over 300K of telemedical

consultations delivered this year.

INPATIENT AND FFS:

99 5000th baby born in Wilanów Hospital.

99 Rehasport trusted by additional 19 top Polish athletes that Rehasport is taking care of on a continuous basis.

99 Our 1st care home is now full and we have a new one near Warsaw.

99 Dynamic growth of Bone Marrow Donation Bank Register with Damiana now responsible for 1/3 of these procedures in Poland.

CONSUMER CARE:

99 Record growth in dental

sales doubling the size of the business.

Among the innovative solutions used at the new pharmacy set up in Warsaw, designed to maximise the effectiveness of patient visits are: state-of-the-art Rowa Smart warehouse robot (automatic delivery, storage & dispensing of medicines) and unique Rowa Vmotion touch screens (virtual shelves for better display of products).

Comparing the model of care in Medicover Poland with local public system, we calculated that the employer, investing in our care, saves up to PLN 726 (€171) per employee per year. Compared to last year’s figures, the savings have increased by more than PLN 100 (€24) per employee. The analysis was calculated on the basis of the seven most common causes of medical leave among Polish workers, including the cost of absenteeism and reduced effectiveness of the disease.

New additions to Medicover family in India – we fully acquired Medicover Healthcare Private Limited “Medicover Fertility India” and the 22% shareholding of Sahrudaya Healthcare Private Limited “MaxCure” (hospitals). Within 12 months of trading, we have become the second largest fertility player in Delhi market.

RECORD GROWTH IN DENTAL BUSINESS This record growth in our dental business sales in Poland was possible thanks to the change of the approach to patients, meaning comprehensive treatment instead of single-tooth dentistry; focus on specialists, mainly implantology and orthodontics; reorganisation of clinic management, and new openings and acquisitions. Currently, we have 76 chairs at Medicover Poland.

MEDICOVER BABIES COULD POPULATE HVAR So far, our fertility business professionals have helped to bring almost 11,000 babies into the world which is equivalent to the population of Hvar, the beautiful Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea.

ROMANIA:

99 Romania continues to expand at a fast rate with over 20% growth year on year.

99 Dr Luca in Romania has doubled its growth.

ONE MILLION PATIENTS!

FERTILITY:

99 Becoming the second largest

player in Delhi fertility market, within 12 months of trading.

99 Extending egg banking activities through Intersono to Israel, Austria, the Balkans and Ireland.

99 InviMed remains the leading

fertility chain in Poland and secures local government contracts to expand in Warsaw, Poznań and Gdynia.

Welcome also to a number of new businesses that have joined the family this year, Prestige Dent (Poland), Iowemed (Romania), Max Cure (India)! Finally, I want to wish you a happy holiday and festive season when I hope you take time to rest, see friends and enjoy family as 2018 is going to be another exciting year for us all. Thank you for making me so proud to be part of Medicover.

INTERSONO BR AND NOW WHOLLY OWNED BY MEDICOVER Medicover has acquired the remaining shares of Intersono - a leading fertility services provider in Ukraine. Medicover first invested in Intersono in 2013 by acquiring 50.1% of shares. As of August 17, 2017, Medicover acquired the remaining 49.9%.

MEDICOVER EXPANDS IN ROMANIA Not only has Healthcare Services team from Romania opened a new multidisciplinary clinic in Bucharest, expanding its network in the capital to a total of 11 units, but has also acquired the Iowemed, a network of five medical centres in the Constanta county.

‘DOCTORS COLLABOR ATE TO HELP CHILDREN’

Healthcare Services reached one million members in 2017 which is a historic milestone and a recognition for the work we do! This number is equal to the population size of cities like Stockholm, Brussels or Tbilisi!

During the 6th edition of ‘Doctors collaborate to help children’ social project, held in Lviv, the best specialists from Medicover & Intersono Ukraine and “Shriners Hospital for Children” (Boston, USA) performed over 50 surgeries and examined nearly 110 Ukrainian children suffering from burns.

FERTILITY SCIENTIFIC GROUP Medicover Fertility Scientific Group was initiated by Uljana Dorofeyeva, Medical Director of Intersono to leverage our medical experience, knowledge and the wealth of data on embryology and serve as best practice sharing platform for our fertility businesses in Ukraine, Poland, the UK and India as well as build our image as a thought-leader in the field.

SENIOR CARE EXPANDS IN WARSAW The newly opened ‘Villa Spring’ is not just a regular senior care home. It is a place to have a great time along with supreme medical care. The residents decide what kind of activities will be carried out, and what passions and interests they want to develop, regardless of the permanent, shortterm, rehabilitation or holiday stays.

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THIS IS HOW WE GREW IN 2017 n New Business Line

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MEDICOVER PHRARMACY WROCŁAW MEDICOVER DENTAL WARSAW INVIMED GDYNIA

a SAHRUDAYA HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED “MAXCURE” MEDICOVER HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED “MEDICOVER FERTILITY INDIA”

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DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES NEWS

SEASONS GREETINGS BIOBANKING ON SCL’S OFFER Biobanking – the latest support service for laboratory research added by Synevo Central Lab (SCL) to its clinical trials portfolio. Researchers access biobanks when they need biospecimen (samples of material, such as e.g. urine, blood, or tissue) with similar traits for their research study. The new service will involve collection, storage, retrieval and distribution of such biological materials for scientific research.

GENETICS OF STR ATEGIC IMPORTANCE Following the acquisition of a leading genetic lab in Berlin, Medicover’s Genetics Unit launched a comprehensive testing menu available for all Diagnostic Services division countries, while offering genetics counselling in Berlin clinics. The genetic testing menu offers more than 400 genetic tests, including the endocrinology NGS (Next generation sequencing) panel (a DNA sequencing technology) developed in close cooperation with the German Medicover clinics aiming to offer a specialized portfolio covering the needs of endocrinologists in all our countries. Additionally, the business unit is launching noninvasive prenatal test solutions in our countries together with industry partners.

MOLDOVA REPORTING TO ROMANIA

SYNEVO AS A THOUGHTLEADER

In October, Synevo Moldova started reporting directly to the Synevo Romania’s management team, headed by Laurențiu Luca. This is a recognition of the excellent results, as the local company has developed into a profitable and successful unit, with a strong team and a solid organizational structure under the leadership of Andrei Sevcenco, Country Manager of Synevo Moldova.

‘Synevo Days’ trademark symposiums by Synevo, designed to support medical education and further advance laboratory medicine and healthcare, attracted a total of nearly 3000 healthcare specialists in Ukraine, Chisinau and Romania. The events promote an interdisciplinary approach to patient cases while highlighting the diagnostic value brought by laboratory tests.

SPECIALIZED PAEDIATRIC BDPS

SYNEVO CLINICAL TRIALS SYMPOSIUM 2017

Diagnostic Services division keeps opening specialized blood drawing points(BDPs) for children across several of its geographies. Today, we have four paediatric BDPS: in Ukraine, Romania, Moldova and Bulgaria. The paediatric BDPs are dedicated to providing quality services in a specifically tailored environment that meets the unique needs of children.

The 9th edition of SCT in Bucharest gathered almost 500 professionals working in clinical research, pharma sponsors, biotech companies and contract research organizations’ representatives and investigators from ten countries. They had a unique opportunity for peer learning and best practice sharing in the research field, focusing on innovation.

CARING FOR SICK CHILDREN

After setting up a strategic roadmap for the Diagnostic Services division, we are now shifting gears and starting implementation of our top priorities. A Group Steering Committee and designated sponsors for each initiative will work closely together with respective teams starting with a virtual kick-off on Dec 14th. We will also work on topics like big data analytics, e-commerce and point of care testing together with our colleagues from Healthcare Services and join forces to make these topics an opportunity for our division.

Synevo Ukraine launched a charity project to help children with cancer and diabetes. The goal is to raise UAH 2 million (EUR 64,000) and for this cause UAH 10 (EUR 0,32) from each blood test is donated to the kids’ charity until the target is reached. Additionally, free tests to diagnose diabetes are offered.

HISTOPATHOLOGY GOES DIGITAL IN ROMANIA Synevo Romania launched the first fully digital histopathology department in South-eastern Europe. The new technology allows the shift from the conventional microscopes to digital samples that can now be viewed on a computer screen for the very best understanding and analysis. This is a booming technology in medical lab work which will bring numerous benefits to our patients, including a significantly reduced processing time, and access to the expertise of the entire Diagnostics Division pathology team.

Medicover’s acquisition of an infectious diseases clinic Infektiologie Ärzteforum Seestraße further drives its expansion strategy and brings the network to a total of seven clinical sites in Berlin.

OUR PHYSICIANS AMONG THE BEST IN GERMANY

UKR AINE CELEBR ATING 10 YEARS

The prestigious German edition of „FOCUS Gesundheit“ magazine has designated, for the second year in a row, three endocrinologists from Medicover Germany as the best expert physicians in the country. The honoured doctors are Dr. med. Bettina Stamm, Prof. Dr. med. Sven Diederich and Dr. med. Michael Droste.

Synevo Ukraine celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a special event for employees and customers. Nearly 1000 colleagues from different cities in the country participated in the milestone event, among others, 80 long-timers who have been with the company since the very beginning. Congratulations and happy anniversary everyone!

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Dear Colleagues,

t’s been nearly a year since I joined the Medicover team back in late 2016 – yet it feels like I’ve been alongside you for way more than that. As you might imagine, taking on a new professional challenge is a socially intensive endeavour – no matter how experienced one is. Hence, I’d like to start my recap of 2017 by taking the opportunity to say Thank you! to each and every one of you for really having gone the extra mile in making me feel right at home within my new surroundings. I believe that the presence of such personal as well as professional empathy within an organization is a catalyst not only for the excellent teamwork I’ve witnessed with respect to the Diagnostic Services leadership team, but also for the awesome dedication and inspiring entrepreneurial thinking that I’ve come across throughout Medicover as a company within this past year.

And in addition to these organisation-wide achievements, 2017 has also played host to a set of localised stepping stones of major importance: For instance, within the context of high growth figures across all countries, we have benefited from the internal management skill sets gained through the last years in Synevo Ukraine & Belarus. We have established new leadership teams in both countries, as well as a joint supervisory board that addresses both territories, Romania

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Medicover’s ethos is always adding value for our customers by delivering meaningful insights. As we are nearing 2018, we are closer than ever to our goal of becoming the medical partner of choice in diagnostics for all our customer classes: individual clients, such as physicians, patients and the health-conscious as well as for medical institutions and pharma companies throughout all the key geographies within which we’ve gained significant market share during the past 12 months. That being said, I want you to know that all of the hard work

that you’ve put into the year 2017 is being greatly appreciated and provides a great basis for 2018, so that we can continue to deliver on our strategic roadmap and achieve superior growth. Do make the most out of this holiday wind-down and new-year’s celebrations alongside your families: you’ve all earned it! I wish all of you and your family good health and happiness in 2018!

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underwent an organizational transformation process and was therefore able to accommodate and assimilate Synevo Moldova’s management operations within a single entity, while Germany has followed suit and successfully setup a well-balanced leadership for its operations.

It is this very mindset that has enabled Medicover to have reached so many pivotal milestones in 2017 such as our IPO (Initial Public Offering) in May, or our strategic roadmap implementation kick-off in June.

Diagnos lab, part of Diagnostic Services family, whose focus is hormone testing grew from 28,000 lab tests per month in the beginning of 2016 up to 350,000 tests in September 2017, and their targets are even more ambitious!

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AMAZING TEST VOLUME GROWTH BY DIAGNOS

THIS IS HOW WE GREW IN 2017 a acquisition

OUR BUSINESS IN GERMANY EXPANDS

Benedikt von Braunmühl

FROM THOUGHT TO ACTION

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CORPORATE NEWS

SEASONS GREETINGS

We are a listed company since May 2017 Medicover has been, since May 2017, a listed company at Nasdaq Stockholm — one of most reputable stock exchanges in the world. We are now a public company which is traded at a stock exchange, but the Jonas & Christina af Jochnick Foundation is still our main owner after the listing.

The increased visibility and investor exposure that come with being listed means that Medicover as a company needs to communicate financial results on a regular quarterly basis, keep our owners updated on performance and other key events within the company. The greater market exposure attracts the attention of external stakeholders who want to know more about Medicover and its two divisions: Healthcare Services and Diagnostic Services. In 2018, we will publish our first annual report as a public company, which will be quite a comprehensive report on Medicover, operations, employees and development. We will, as well, for the first time start to separately report on sustainability (see more below).

Our key communications platforms and channels for reaching out to external stakeholders are our web site www.medicover.com, Medicover LinkedIn page and roadshows - a series of meetings in which top executives from our company have the opportunity to talk with current or potential investors.

Medicover to report on sustainability In 2017, new EU-legislation came into force as regards sustainability reporting and publicly traded companies with more than 500 employees. This means that Medicover will start to report annually on sustainability, i.e. on non-financial information relevant to our business practices moving towards more sustainable operations. We have already conducted materiality works within both divisions to identify the areas of most importance to us and our stakeholders as well as relevant sustainability risks and opportunities that support Medicover’s strategy. The three main pillars of sustainable business covered by this new EU-law are: Environmental (protection), Social (development) and Governance (economic development).

The overall objective is to improve risk awareness, add value to customer promise, strengthen brand management, support expansion in high risk markets, improve compliance and control, but also improve innovation of new products and services. A systematic approach to sustainability will improve longterm shareholder value, strengthen all stakeholder relations, create a stronger brand and make Medicover a more attractive employer.

SUSTAINABILITY EX AMPLES WITHIN MEDICOVER Sustainable energy (Diagnostic Services)

Responsible nurse education (Healthcare Services)

ENVIRONMENTAL

IMD Laboratories and Medicover Germany started a process of switching from their current 17 conventional electricity suppliers to one source of 100 per cent green power (environmentally preferable renewable energy). We not only reduce environmental impact but also make savings – around 140,000 € per year.

Medicover Poland has established a partnership with a public university to organise full-time studies in professional healthcare in response to the crucial social problem - a shortage of nursing staff on the labour market and insufficient practical preparation of graduates. Also Synevo Ukraine, Synevo Central Lab and Medicover Romania are engaged in projects supporting nurses’ development.

SUSTAINABILITY

GOVERNANCE Sustainability reporting:

SOCIAL

99 helps organizations to set goals, measure

performance, and manage change in order to make their operations more sustainable,

99 conveys disclosures on an organization’s impacts –

be they positive or negative – on the environment, society and the economy,

99 makes abstract issues tangible and concrete,

thereby assisting in understanding and managing the effects of sustainability developments on the organization’s activities and strategy.

EMPLOYEE OPINION SURVEY

In 2018, we will launch the latest Employee Opinion Survey (the EOS). The EOS is the organisation-wide survey that runs every two years across all businesses and geographies within Medicover.

How do the choices you make on a daily basis at your workplace affect the environment (e.g. it’s more environmentally sound to opt for the paper bag over the plastic one)? Please recommend by the end of March 2018 one example of a sustainable action that would:

1. address the question of what we can do ourselves to contribute Ethical business (Corporate) As our company grows, we need to ensure that ethics and compliance remain the foundation of all our business practices across our operations and geographies. To supplement and expand on the Medicover Business Code of Conduct, the Medicover Anti-bribery Policy was adopted in 2017 by the Board of Directors of Medicover AB (publ) to be implemented company-wide.

Your participation, input and feedback are crucial for Medicover in defining Employee Engagement’s focus for the future and act as part of the base-line to tell us

HOW WE ARE DOING

AND WHERE WE NEED TO IMPROVE

THE EMPLOYEE’S JOURNEY

FOR BUILDING MEDICOVER AS AN EVER GREATER PLACE TO WORK FOR ALL OF US.

The launch of the 2018 EOS will take place from May 6, 2018 and all responses are treated strictly confidentially through our partner, Ipsos Mori, who have been running our EOS for the past 10 years.

to sustainability at our workplace in one of two areas that have been least explored by Medicover: either environmental or economic one;

2. be applicable either in one of our two divisions that is healthcare

services or diagnostic services or both at a time (across the whole company globally);

Watch for the survey! This is your opportunity to make your voice count and to share your thoughts about Medicover as an employer and as an organisation. We thank you in advance for your participation!

‘TOGETHER

AGAINST TYPE 2 DIABETES’ BIKE RALLY FOR THE

FIFTH TIME IN A ROW!

(June 11-18, 2017)

How we did it

ONE Medicover, ONE goal 37 CYCLISTS

from Poland, Germany, Romania and Ukraine

2 STARTING POINTS & pelotons: from Zakopane and Berlin

1800 KM

8 DAYS of the race covered

2 OLYMPIC GUESTS: HEALTHCARE & DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES TEAM: Two teams of 37 Medicover riders in total cycled 1800km to Gdynia for over a week to raise awareness about type 2 diabetes. The first group started at Zakopane, while the other one rode from Berlin.

Iwona Podkościelna and Aleksandra Tecław

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2800 PEOPLE 7 BLUE TOWNS

SPECIAL GUESTS JOINED THE TEAM ON THEIR CYCLE ROUTE: Iwona Podkościelna & Aleksandra Tecław, Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics gold medal winners in Cycling Road Race;

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across Poland

How was it?

Photo by: Mieczyslaw Jaworski

Marcin Luraniec and Andrzej Michalik, two active diabetics, famous for their engagement in extreme sports. BLUE TOWNS: Seven “Blue Towns” * across Poland offered free blood tests and blood pressure measurements, and the possibility of registration as a bone marrow donor to locals. The first stage was probably the most challenging for the majority of our team. Later, we didn´t mind to race even in the rain all day long at all.

* ‘blue’ stands for the “blue circle” – the global symbol for diabetes.

During the tour we support each other and act as one team. The rally is a great experience and amazing adventure, and first of all, builds awareness about diabetes.

Agnieszka Matusik, Healthcare Services, Poland

Sven Diederich, Diagnostic Services, Germany sven.diederich@medicover.de

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It was a wonderful experience with a very good team. The ride was beautiful, with unforgettable views and places. I can’t wait for next year’s event.

Join us in 2018! And remember:

Nicolae Banu, Diagnostic Services, Romania nicolae.banu@synevo.eu

a. You should be able to cycle over 100km a day (in total, at least 700 km in a week).

One of the essential things for me on the tour is to exceed my own limits. Before the start, it seems hardly possible to cycle such a distance, but later it becomes completely natural – you simply ride.

b. You can do it, but start your preparations today:

99 Stationary bike 2-3 times per week. 99 Outdoor rides on weekends. It is a good idea to have completed a total of 100km outdoors before the rally. c. Don’t worry about the trip, we ride as a team and you are not alone!

Agata Kucińska, Diagnostic Services, Poland agata.kucinska@medicover.pl

d. Get in touch with Agata, Nicolae or Sven if you want some insight on their last year’s ride experience.

Your participation will entail some contribution. To find out more about organisation, logistics and preparations, ask Dagmara Iwaniak from Medicover Foundation, at: dagmara.iwaniak@medicover.pl

ZAKOPANE

RunMedicoverRun (RMR) together for health!

Running with Medicover is infectious!

How we did it

Shortly after the half-marathon closing the official 2017 RMR initiative, our colleagues from Georgia, symbolically joined RMR taking part in Tbilisimarathon (October 22). They motivated 70 per cent of Georgian team to get off the sofa to either walk or run 10km! This is what we call team spirit! Congratulations, Guys!

To mark our company’s 22nd anniversary healthfully, Medicover running enthusiasts (both from Healthcare and Diagnostic Services) were invited to join the RMR Team and compete in four halfmarathons in: Berlin, Warsaw, Kiev and Bucharest.

TO MAKE 22, 11 NON-HOST COUNTRY AND 11 LOCAL BUSINESS COLLEAGUES were invited to participate in each market (11+11=22), but it quickly turned out that there’s a lot more of local runners who supported the initiative!

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4 cities: Berlin, Warsaw, Kiev, Bucharest More than 40 non-host country runners (Georgia, Germany, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine) More than 60 local business runners In total, 2000km covered More than 50 runners beat their personal bests Jacek Wichowski came in second in Bucharest (1:11:55)! 0 injuries! ONE Medicover!

We wouldn’t be able to do this without our CEO:

Let our Runners speak It was one of the best running experiences of my life. I enjoyed meeting all the wonderful people from our big Medicover family and sharing this fantastic experience with them. Sabina Valentine, Diagnostic Services, Germany

What a year! Bucharest event was my second half-marathon and a personal best as well. We are also looking forward to seeing you participate in Tbilisi races in October 2018! Ariel Gatushkin, Diagnostic Services, Georgia

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I think it’s a wonderful initiative and pleasure to see runners from across the company, no matter whether working in Healthcare or Diagnostic Services, run together, representing company together, and as true ambassadors representing our statement “Caring for your health is all we do”! Watch the full message from Fredrik and other RMR videos on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/medicover

In Berlin, my goal was to finish the race, stay strong and enjoy every moment with my team. This was an amazing experience and, in the end, we all were the winners!

Vladan Ristovic, Diagnostic Services, Serbia

It was a fantastic opportunity to run together with my colleagues in Warsaw, the place where I ran my first half-marathon. I got my personal best (PB) (1:57).

Alexandru Boancă, Healthcare Services, Romania

RMR is a chance to integrate with people working in different units or markets. Together, we set our goals, beat our PBs, and explore the cities of our colleagues. Let it go on forever! ;) Anna Muszewska, Healthcare Services, Poland I ran with the Medicover team in Kiev, as a local runner, having the pleasure of hosting our international team. I am proud to have achieved my PB (2:08)!

Oksana Holyota, Diagnostic Services, Ukraine

See you in 2018! Our sponsor and ongoing supporter, Fredrik Rågmark, CEO Medicover, has declared that we will continue our project in 2018! And he has also mentioned that we could meet our Senior Management representatives there, so prepare for the strong competition at the finish line!

Do you have questions about the project? Contact Jacek Wichowski from Medicover Foundation, at: runners@medicover.com

START RUNNING NOW: OUR GET-GOING GUIDE Anyone can become a runner - never mind the excuses, the weather or the bag of crisps calling your name. Here, a team of our experts shows you how. Let’s Medicover!

Iwona KozakMichałowska PHD, MEDICAL SCIENCE DIRECTOR DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

Joanna Chacinska

Robert Jopowicz

Shaun Hall

PHYSIOTHERAPIST, HEALTHCARE SERVICES

MD, ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST HEALTHCARE SERVICES

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER HEALTHCARE SERVICES

You can do it in only 10 weeks! You can easily start from zero to running 20 minutes continuously in 10 weeks, following the plan recommended by famous New York Road Runners Club. All you have to do is commit to 3 sessions per week. Take it easy and do not overexert yourself. If you find any particular step up too tough, repeat your current week until you feel fit enough to move up a level. Polish team can visit www.medicovergo.com to get a more Personal Programme.

High-class fuel for your body!

Secure your body on the run!

Runners always have to pay more attention to meals. A meal right before a run can be nearly as bad as fasting before physical exercise. Eating moderate and well composed food will properly fuel your body, yet won’t give you cramps if you consume it 1-2h beforehand.

DID YOU KNOW THAT…?

TOP 5 PROTEIN SOURCES FOR RUNNERS:

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Eggs Lean poultry Lean beef Soy beans Beans and other legumes

TOP 5 COMPLEX CARBOHYDR ATES SOURCES:

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More than 50 per cent of those who run regularly develop more than one injury per year. Mostly as a result of the overexertion! This is how to protect yourself from common sports injuries:

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STRAIGHT HEAD COMPACT ARM SWING BALANCED FORWARD

A solid warm-up Regular stretching: before and after exercises Proper equipment (right running shoes) Protectors, suitable for your discipline Correctly chosen or executed training programme Proper regeneration

CADENCE TARGET 180 STEPS/MIN BENT KNEE MID-FOOT STRIKE

On-time reaction to early symptoms

Groats Dark and wild rice Wholegrain pasta Wholegrain breads Other whole grain produce

A TIP FOR BEGINNERS! Don’t pull your muscle! Remember – slow and steady wins the race, so stick to your own tempo. That, and well balanced meal couple hours before you go will just do.

Blood tests are a must!