Healthcare

Vaccinations proving to be the best defence

As the fourth wave of Covid spreads, South Africa is seeing a considerable increase in positive cases. Just as the Delta variant became part of our daily vocabulary, the Omicron or BI.I.529 strain has too.

Momentum Medical Scheme cushioning the Covid-19 blow for its members

There is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating economic impact on countries all over the world, with nations constituting the global south hit hardest. In South Africa, the pandemic has added even more strain to an already beleaguered labour market, which had been bleeding jobs for over a decade owing to sluggish economic growth, among other factors.

Merger approved between Bonitas and Nedgroup Medical Aid Scheme

Unpacking ethical behaviour and solutions to rooting out fraud, waste and abuse in the healthcare industry

Fraud, waste and abuse is a cancer that needs to be cut out of the healthcare industry, the Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF) heard during a dialogue on the issue.