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INVITATION: Discovery Foundation panel discussion on healthcare

South Africa is facing adverse healthcare challenges that threaten the quality of life of its citizens and overall economic growth
 
Research, innovations, partnerships, and foresight have become crucial to produce sustainable solutions that will increase the quality of healthcare for all.
 
Come join our expert panellists as they tackle these issues and offer key insights into long-term solutions.
 
Panellists includes Discovery Foundation Chairman - Dr Vincent Maphai, Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba, Executive Director of Discovery Limited, Dr Liesl Zühlke who is the senior specialist in paediatric cardiology at the Department of Paediatric Care at the Red Cross and Tygerberg Children’s hospitals, Dr Maurice Goodman, Discovery Health Head of Health Professional Strategy and Prof Marian Jacobs, Former Dean in the Health Sciences Faculty at the University of Cape Town.
 
Date: 21 August 2014
Time: 9H00 – 10H30
Venue: Protea Fire & Ice Hotel, Melrose Arch, Johannesburg

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About Discovery Limited

Discovery Limited is a South African-founded financial services organisation that operates in the healthcare, life assurance, short-term insurance, savings and investment products and wellness markets. Founded in 1992 by the current Group Chief Executive Officer Adrian Gore, Discovery was guided by a clear core purpose – to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. Underpinning this core purpose is the belief that through innovation Discovery can be a powerful market disruptor.

The company, with headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, has expanded its operations globally and currently serves over seven million clients across South Africa, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Singapore. Vitality, Discovery’s wellness programme, is the world’s largest scientific, incentive-based wellness solution for individuals and corporates. The global Vitality membership base now exceeds 5.5 million lives in five markets.

Discovery is an authorised financial services provider. It trades on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange under the code “DSY”. 

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Contacts

Felicity Hudson

Felicity Hudson

Press contact Head of Reputation Management Discovery Group 0115294514
Nthabiseng Chapeshamano

Nthabiseng Chapeshamano

Press contact Senior Reputation Manager Discovery Group Sustainability, Discovery Green and Discovery Insure
Zeenat Moorad

Zeenat Moorad

Press contact Senior Reputation Manager Banking | Vitality | Sponsorships
Karishma Jivan

Karishma Jivan

Press contact Senior Reputation Management Consultant Healthcare & Sustainability
Lianne Osterberger

Lianne Osterberger

Press contact Senior Manager: Media Relations and Reputation Management 083 27 27 313
Hannah Newbold

Hannah Newbold

Press contact Reputation Management Consultant Insure & Invest
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