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 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.
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, 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.
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.
For a second year in a row, Discovery has partnered with Uber, to bring flu vaccines to selected areas of Johannesburg, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Durban and Cape Town. You can order a flu vaccine and have it delivered to your doorstep for only R100 using the Uber app on your smartphone.
Discovery made an investment of R1 million through its Discovery Fund to support the excellent work of the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) in the public health system.
Framework addresses ethical, legal and social challenges for data generated by wearables, smartwatches and mobile health apps.
Reporting interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2015.
Join the CEO of Discovery Vitality, Dr Shrey Viranna, on Tuesday 23 February to discuss how we used the aroma of coffee to get thousands of people off the couch and into their running shoes, and how this laid a foundation for a powerful, global real-time Vitality platform that is ultimately shift health outcomes.
Liverpool Ladies Football Club can today confirm the fixture for their pre-season tour of South Africa for the Discovery Liverpool Ladies FC Tour. After playing the winners of the Discovery Walter Sisulu Ladies Challenge on Sunday 21 February, the Reds will face Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC in a friendly match on Wednesday 24 February.
Discovery today, 15 February, committed R1 million to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) Suicide Helpline. Discovery’s support follows from an interview with Cassey Chambers, Operations Director of the SADAG, on Radio 702 last week.
