Preventative screening

Procedure

Frequency

Eligible beneficiaries

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Once per benefit year

Beneficiaries 18 years and older

Cholesterol Screening

Once per benefit year

Beneficiaries 20 years and older

Osteoporosis Screening (Bone Densitometry Scan)

Once per benefit year

Female beneficiaries 65 years and older

Cytology Screening (Pap smears)

Once per benefit year

Female beneficiaries12 - 65 years

HIV / AIDS pre-test counselling with no test

  Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries

HIV / AIDS (Screening test, post-test counselling, confirmatory test and condoms)

  Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries

  Mammography Screening

  Once per benefit year

Female beneficiaries 40 years and older 

  Peak Flow Measurement

  Once per benefit year

Beneficiaries 4 years and older

  Pregnancy Screening Test

  Once per benefit year

Female beneficiaries 12 years and older

  Prostate Screening (PSA)

  Once per benefit year

Male beneficiaries 45 - 69 years

  Faecal Occult blood test

  Once per benefit year

Beneficiaries 50 - 75 years

  Glucose Screening

  Once per benefit year

Beneficiaries 20 years and older

  Glaucoma Screening

  Once per benefit year

Beneficiaries 40 years and older

  Neonatal Hypothyroidism

  Once per beneficiary

Neonatal beneficiaries up to 28 days old

  Childhood Hearing Screening   

  Once per beneficiary

Beneficiaries from 1 year up to and including 7     years

  Childhood Hearing Screening for infants

  Once per beneficiary

Beneficiaries from 3 months to 7 years 

  Childhood Optometry Screening

  Once per beneficiary

 Beneficiaries from 3 months to 7 years 

  Syphilis Screening

Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries

  Chlamydia / Gonorrhoea Screening

Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries

  TB Screening

Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries

  Urine Analysis

Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries

                                                                                                      VACCINATION SERVICES

  Vaccine

  Frequency

  Eligible beneficiaries

  Influenza vaccination 

Once per benefit year

All beneficiaries from 6 months and older

  Pneumococcal vaccination

  Once every 5 years

• All beneficiaries 65 years and older
•  High risk beneficiaries between the ages of 2 and 64 with the relevant chronic or hospital admission

  HPV vaccination (1 course = 3 doses)

One course per beneficiary per lifetime

Female beneficiaries: 

• Ages between 9 – 14 years of age: 1 course = 2 doses (Initial single dose, then follow-up dose to be given at 6 or 12 months) 
• Ages between 15 – 45 years of age: 1 course = 3 doses (Initial single dose, then follow-up doses given at 2 and 6 months, respectively)