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Discovery delivers a solid performance with continued investment in future growth
Press releases • Sep 06, 2016 09:14 CAT
Johannesburg, South Africa – 6 September 2016. Discovery Limited today presented its annual financial results for the period ended 30 June 2016.
Action, awareness, and innovation are needed to solve SA’s high road accident average
Press releases • Sep 02, 2016 14:50 CAT
South African roads are among the most dangerous in the world with 23.5 fatalities 100 000 people, compared to 2.97 in the UK. Deaths by road accidents are high on our government’s agenda and one of the goals of the National Development Plan is to reduce our national average in order to improve the quality of life for all South Africans.
Discovery Health honours local community leader
Press releases • Aug 15, 2016 11:44 CAT
After arriving in Motherwell two years ago, from a small Limpopo village of Tshakhuma, Ndivhudzannyi “Chief” Maanda, a 23 year-old Discovery Health employee, soon realised that many children were left to their own devices in the evenings. Some parents do not take care for their children and often leave them without foods for days at a time.
Support Endurocad and future Olympians by achieving your goals
Press releases • Aug 10, 2016 14:20 CAT
Elana Meyer’s Endurocad high performance sports academy has helped produce 10 Olympic marathon qualifiers; read and be inspired!
Discovery brings the spirit of soccer to those with special needs
Press releases • Jul 29, 2016 12:30 CAT
Sandton yesterday played host to a vibrant soccer coaching clinic aimed at involving South Africans with special needs in the beautiful game. Jointly developed by Discovery and the Gauteng Department of Social Development, the inaugural Discovery Soccer Festival took place at the Illovo-based Discovery Soccer Park.
Discovery Life highlights the state of health in South Africa from its claims statistics
Press releases • Jul 28, 2016 11:09 CAT
Discovery Life published details of its life assurance claims from January 2015 to December 2015. A total of 19 591 claims were paid over the period, amounting to R2.8 billion. Unnatural deaths accounted for 21% of all claims in 2015.As many as 60% of Discovery Life claimants were older than 50 in the same period...
Chad le Clos documentary, Unbelievable, puts trends in cancer occurrence, cost and care under spotlight
Press releases • Jul 28, 2016 09:37 CAT
Dr Jonathan Broomberg, CEO of Discovery Health, talked statistics, costs and the future of cancer care.
Vitality food and lifestyle guidelines simplify the way to healthy nutrition
Press releases • Jul 26, 2016 09:28 CAT
Discovery to introduce Vitality to Japan
Press releases • Jul 21, 2016 10:21 CAT
Discovery Limited announces a strategic partnership with Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. (Sumitomo Life) and SoftBank Corporation (SoftBank) that will see shared value insurance introduced to the Japanese life insurance market through the joint development and introduction of insurance products incorporated with Vitality, Discovery’s globally recognised wellness programme.
Discovery Vitality updates incentives to keep people moving
Press releases • Jul 20, 2016 10:33 CAT
Discovery Health Medical Scheme maintains solid financial performance
Press releases • Jun 23, 2016 16:30 CAT
Results presented during the Annual General Meeting showed continued growth and a strong financial performance, as the Scheme maintains an industry-leading position in funding quality healthcare and supporting the overall healthcare system.
Discovery Vitality launches in Europe through Generali
Press releases • Jun 23, 2016 11:55 CAT
Generali Vitality, based on the Discovery Vitality programme and Discovery’s shared value insurance model, will be available to Generali customers in Germany from 1 July 2016.
Innovative customer service solution for South African medical scheme members
Press releases • Jun 07, 2016 10:28 CAT
Discovery Health, South Africa’s largest medical scheme administrator, today announced a partnership with Pypestream, a leading global messaging platform that was specifically developed for customer communication. In a South African-first for medical scheme clients, Discovery Health will use this technology on its Discovery app to securely message with members of Discovery Health Medical Scheme.
Financial Intermediaries Association gives Discovery top honours
Press releases • Jun 06, 2016 11:28 CAT
Discovery walked away the winner in two categories of the 2016 FIA Awards. Discovery Life, for the seventh time overall and the fourth year in a row, took top honours as the Long Term Insurance Product Supplier of the Year – Risk, while Discovery Health was selected the Healthcare Product Supplier of the Year for the 8th time since these awards were announced.
Top health journalists for 2015 honoured at the annual Discovery Health Journalism Awards
Press releases • May 26, 2016 08:13 CAT
Top health journalists for 2015 honoured at the annual Discovery Health Journalism Awards Investing in advancing the calibre of health reporting, the Discovery Health Journalism Awards recognised excellence in the field of health journalism for 2015, and awarded R75 000 to the Discovery Journalist of the Year.
Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s strong financial performance affirms its position as industry leader in funding healthcare and enhancing the healthcare system to benefit its members and stakeholders
Press releases • May 17, 2016 14:42 CAT
Discovery Health Medical Scheme released its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Commenting on these results, Milton Streak, Principal Officer of Discovery Health Medical Scheme says, “Despite slow economic growth and a difficult economic environment, it has been a year of positive performance for the Scheme.
Discovery honours nurses and celebrates nursing excellence in South Africa
Press releases • May 12, 2016 13:08 CAT
Today is International Nurses Day, celebrated around the world to highlight the impactful role of and the crucial service nurses provide in the healthcare system. On the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth, the world recognises each person who has dedicated him or herself to, and has built a career in, providing crucial nursing care.
Discovery Vitality launches state-of-the-art HealthyFood Studio
Press releases • May 04, 2016 14:24 CAT
Discovery Vitality, Woolworths and Prue Leith Chefs Academy are on a mission to get people back into the kitchen. The newly launched HealthyFood Studio is a fully equipped, state-of-the-art culinary studio based in Sandton, where classes deal various aspects of nutritious cooking. These are taught and demonstrated by a Prue Leith professional, using fresh ingredients from Woolworths.
Discovery receives the 2016 Starfield Award for testing the effectiveness of primary care coordination
Press releases • Apr 20, 2016 09:26 CAT
The ACG® System Team announced Discovery Health as the winner of the 2016 Starfield Award in recognition of Discovery’s use of the Johns Hopkins Adjusted Clinical Groups (ACG) System. The award was presented during the ACG international Conference in San Diego, USA.