The deadline for entries into the Discovery Health Journalism Awards has been extended to Friday 8 February. The extension is as a result of technical errors pertaining to online submissions. For more information on the prizes, categories and rules go to www.discovery.co.za/journalismawards.
The Workplace Wellness Alliance, part of the World Economic Forum, today released a report at the Annual Meeting in Davos on the latest thinking on workplace wellness and metrics. Discovery CEO Adrian Gore facilitated a session on wellness in the workplace that included CEOs of major companies, health ministries, and representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and NGOs.
Discovery’s 2010/2011 grant of R225 000 is being used towards the care programme that consists of a respite unit, home-based care and counselling.
The Discovery Walter Sisulu Soccer Challenge, which is held annually in honour of the late struggle icon, Walter Sisulu, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. To mark this milestone, the winners of this year’s tournament will walk away with a once-off grand prize of R100 000.
Discovery Health has opened entries for the fifth annual Discovery Health Journalism Awards. These awards seek to recognize journalists that produce exceptional work across the healthcare sector.
PRETORIA – Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi earlier today signed a ground breaking Social Compact with the CEO’s of some of the leading Healthcare Companies in South Africa, symbolising an acceptance that no single sector, whether it be the public or private sector, can individually or successfully confront the immense health challenges.
Derek Yach has joined as Senior Vice President The Vitality Group®, part of the world’s longest-standing and largest incentive-based wellness program. Dr. Yach will lead a new venture, The Vitality Institute, a multi-disciplinary thought leadership organization tasked with advancing knowledge about the evolving science and art of prevention and health promotion to build healthier societies
CNN's Robyn Curnow talks to Adrian Gore, CEO of Discovery Holdings about Discovery venturing into China and exporting its model to developed nations.
August 2012: Health Benefit Tracker Comments: Membership has grown by 6% year to date, and in August, Discovery Health had 2.68 million lives under management.
Discovery Health has recently been awarded R1 million by the Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) Metro as a result of the investment that the company has made in the Metro by opening its Health Service Centre in the Coega Industrial Development Zone in November 2011.
Earlier today Discovery Vitality and Cell C announced the launch of VitalityMobile, a partnership that will give Vitality members access to free calls when calling other VitalityMobile members. Gidon Novick, CEO of Discovery Vitality said, “The genesis of VitalityMobile was the compelling trend of technology as an enabler to healthy living..."
Discovery Health and Discovery Vitality today announced their key strategic focus areas for 2013, which build on the excellent performance of Discovery Health and the Discovery Health Medical Scheme (DHMS) over the past few years.
Wednesday, 5 September 2012 - Discovery Chief Executive Officer Adrian Gore today announced the company’s annual financial results to the investor community and media. Discovery posted a strong financial performance in the past 12 months, positioning the company firmly as a superior insurance group that measures competitively against its peers in the global financial services market. Discovery’s
Discovery has announced the launch of HealthID, the first electronic health record application of its kind in South Africa, which puts patients’ health records in their doctor’s hands. According to Adrian Gore, Discovery, CEO, “Our vision is that HealthID will do for the healthcare sector what the ATM did for banking”.
The electronic health record is at the heart of the application, where valu
Discovery Health gives you quality healthcare cover at the right price to meet your family's needs.
Discovery Insure functionality on the iPhone app combines innovation and intelligence to help you get the best out of your Discovery Insure policy. This easy-to-use app contains a number of features to make your life easier, whether you want to start a claim or get support in an emergency.
Managing the “abuse factor”: Member X from Johannesburg spent over R200 000 on allied health benefits last year. The principal member and her youngest child visited their physiotherapist more than 200 times for muscular pain, and her eldest child saw an occupational therapist 156 times for hand-grip function and co-ordination skills.
