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You can now confirm your benefits by SMS!

How often has it happened that you were in a hurry and quickly needed to check your medical aid benefits? This can now be done by SMS.Read more ›

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Plan to Observe World Population Day - 11 July

On 11 July 2009, people around the world will be observing the 20th World Population Day in different ways. This year's theme is chance to build awareness of the importance of educating girls to a wide range of development issues, including poverty, human rights and gender equality. Read more ›

Am I number 12? - World Hepatitis Day 16 July

Shockingly enough one in 12 people worldwide - approximately 500 million people worldwide - are living with either chronic hepatitis B or chronic hepatitis C. However, despite this statistic, awareness surrounding hepatitis is still low and the majority of those infected are unaware of it. Ask yourself: Are you number 12?Read more ›

Stress and your health - it's all about attitude!

Stress these days is more prevalent than ever and perhaps everyone is feeling the pinch from the current economic conditions, inflation, petrol hikes and crime, to mention but a few factors that add to a feeling of being and feeling stressed. Stress does add to bad health, however being empowered by knowing the effects of stress on your body and realising that your attitude towards stress can help tremendously. Read more ›

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GEMS surpasses the one million life mark and delivers 'a fine set' of financial results

The Government Employees Medical Scheme (GEMS) recently released its Annual Report for the 2008 financial year. The Scheme, which is registered as a restricted membership medical scheme for public service employees only, also announced that it now had well over 360 000 principal members, culminating in more than one million beneficiaries being covered. Read more ›

What you need to know about Influenza

Strains of Influenza have baffled researchers ever since the first human flu virus was isolated for research purposes in the 1930's. We spoke to an expert to try and explain the behaviour of the virus that causes Influenza. Read more ›

HIV drops among teens

While South Africa's HIV prevalence rate remains stable at 11 percent, there have been significant reductions in HIV among children and young people.Read more ›

HIV positive and extremely able

Catherine Mwayonga is a formidable woman: she is a teacher, a grassroots activist, and the mother of six. She is also blind and HIV positive. Read more ›

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