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Discovery Health Medical Scheme offers members the first and only Shari’ah Compliant arrangement in the medical scheme space

25 April 2022 10:58

25 April 2022
From 06 May 2022, Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) members will be able to elect to have their health plan administered in accordance with principles of Shari’ah. Should a member opt for this option, the effective date in which their medical plan will be administered in accordance with the Shari’ah principals is 01 June 2022
DHMS is introducing the first Shari’ah compl

Paymenow adds PEP, NetcarePlus and Discovery Health to its value-added service offering

21 April 2022 00:00

Johannesburg, 21 April 2022: Earned wage access company, Paymenow has broadened its value-added service offering to further ease the impact of consumer price inflation on cash-strapped South African workers. Along with providing access to earned wages before payday to allow employees to handle financial emergencies and avoid taking on unnecessary debt, Paymenow now offers direct access to affordab

Discovery Bank launches first-of-its-kind integrated travel booking platform

29 March 2022 10:03

Save money and go everywhere with Discovery Bank’s comprehensive Vitality Travel offering.

The Science of Vitality – 25 years of driving positive behaviour change, and as relevant as ever

24 March 2022 15:45

Discovery Vitality releases The Science of Vitality journal, highlighting the data, science and insights behind the global wellness and behaviour change programme, born in South Africa, now making 20 million people healthier in 37 countries
Johannesburg |24 March 2022
What if there was a way to make people live longer, healthier, happier lives and reward them for taking steps towards their

Discovery Bank launches personalised Spend Trend Report on insights, habits

23 March 2022 09:53

Discovery Bank launches its inaugural Spend Trend report, a fascinating look into the money trends and spending habits among the Bank’s client base over the last year.

SAFx Rater confirms Discovery Bank’s new-generation forex account offers a unique experience

17 March 2022 13:10

Johannesburg, 17 March 2022 – Discovery Bank today released its inaugural “SAFx Rater”, a comparative analysis of features and benefits of forex accounts offered by major banks and forex providers in South Africa. With the recent strengthening of the rand against major currencies, there has been significant interest in opening foreign exchange accounts to take advantage of this. Discovery Bank has

Prevent the silent onset of chronic kidney disease. Here’s how.

10 March 2022 07:17

Kidney disease is an irreversible illness that affects 10% of people across the world, and up to 1 in 8 people in South Africa. This World Kidney Day – on 10 March – let’s really appreciate these vital organs and make sure we’re living in a way that promotes our kidney health.
“By the time most people become aware that their kidneys are failing, they will already have lost 50% of their kidney

Insuring against power surges can help cover damaged appliances especially during load shedding - Discovery Insure

9 March 2022 10:21

When power returns after load shedding, households may experience a surge of current to their plugged-in appliances and this could cause serious damage. The appliances may even be irreparable following a serious spike in current.
Head of Strategy at Discovery Insure, Kgodiso Mokonyane says: “Recent Discovery Insure claims data reveals that clients are between 2.08 and 2.3 times more likely to

The most common severe illness amongst South African women is cancer – Discovery Life claims data

8 March 2022 12:57

Today Discovery Life revealed that, according to its latest claims data, cancer is the most common severe illness in South Africa for women.
Issued on International Women’s Day (8 March 2022), Discovery Life highlighted key issues surrounding women’s health, and what interventions can be made to ensure improved outcomes.
Second to cancer, the claims data found that nervous system and cardio

MyHealthTeam and Discovery Health partner to launch myCOVIDteam, a secure social network for people who have COVID-19 or Long COVID

1 March 2022 16:06

SAN FRANCISCO – 01 March, 2022 --MyHealthTeam, creator of the largest and fastest-growing social networks for people facing chronic health conditions, today announced its partnership with South Africa’s largest private health insurance administrator, Discovery Health, to launch myCOVIDteam, a social network - also known as an online patient community - for people facing acute or long-haul symptoms

Discovery delivers strong half-year financial performance; accelerating its growth trajectory

24 February 2022 08:51

Discovery's interim financial results for the period 31 December 2021 are characterised by resilience, accelerated growth and continued success of the shared-value model.

Budget Speech 2022 Insights and Commentary from Discovery

23 February 2022 20:19

Executives provide comments and snippets following Minister Enoch Godongwana’s National Budget Speech on Wednesday 23 February 2022