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Discovery Vitality launches in Europe through Generali

23 June 2016 11:55

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

7 June 2016 10:28

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

6 June 2016 11:28

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

26 May 2016 08:13

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

17 May 2016 14:42

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

12 May 2016 13:08

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 receives the 2016 Starfield Award for testing the effectiveness of primary care coordination

20 April 2016 09:26

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.

Discovery, Uber and Dis-Chem partner to deliver flu vaccines

18 April 2016 13:16

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 delivers robust financial performance accompanied by excellent growth and significant investment in new initiatives

25 February 2016 10:01

Reporting interim results for the six months ended 31 December 2015.

Discovery recognised by Ubuntu Award

16 February 2016 13:45

Discovery is honoured to be the 2016 recipient of the Ubuntu Economic Diplomacy Award.

Discovery commits R1 million to support services of the South African Depression and Anxiety Group

15 February 2016 12:59

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.

New study shows companies with healthy workforces outperform the JSE All Share Index

6 February 2016 01:00

Discovery Limited – A new study being published in New York on 5 February 2016, found companies with healthy workforces appear to have a competitive edge in the stock market.

Discovery Health response on cover for motor vehicle accidents and claims from the Road Accident Fund

26 January 2016 15:12

In response to inaccurate statements being shared on social media regarding how Discovery Health Medical Scheme pays claims for motor vehicle accidents and refunds from the Road Accident Fund (RAF), we would like to provide the correct information.

Discovery partners delivered exceptional service to clients

19 November 2015 13:52

Every year, Discovery Insure recognises its top performing partners, and this year’s Discovery Insure Partner Awards mark a particularly high service delivery year, as Discovery Insure has won the Sunday Times Top Brands Survey for the Best short-term insurer in the consumer category...

Discovery Sport Industry Summit shows business of sport still lustrous

17 November 2015 18:32

The issue of shared value in the South African and global sport industry came under the spotlight today at the 2015 Discovery Sport Industry Summit held at Vodaworld Dome, Johannesburg.

Discovery reveals South Africa’s safest driving cities

17 November 2015 17:02

Port Elizabeth is South Africa’s safest driving city according to driving behaviour analysis in this year’s Discovery Insure Driving Challenge with the best drivers overall in the country. CapeTown is in second place, and Bloemfontein in third place while Nelspruit is at the bottom of the rankings...