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Essential Med annual premium increase for 2012

Although January is already behind us, for many, 2012 has only just begun. Essential Med would like to take this opportunity to thank all our policyholders for their loyalty and ongoing support and to wish you all a very happy and healthy 2012. We also welcome our new policyholders and look forward to being of service [...]

Growing medical costs of growing children

All parents will recall, with mixed feelings, our child’s first day of preschool or primary school. Knowing that this day is the first in a new chapter of their young lives fill us with pride and joy, yet having our apron strings cut, leaves us a little anxious and sad. Once their tears dry and [...]

Join the team and score!

You could win a R1000 sports sponsorship for your child when you join Essential Med. We’re giving away children’s sports equipment to policyholders who sign up with us between 1 December 2011 and February 2012.

Win a fun family fitness kit

Win a family fitness kit and and spend more healthy quality time with your family this summer!

Win a R1000 sports sponsorship for your child!

We’re giving away children’s sports equipment worth a total of R30 000 to policyholders who sign up with us bewteen 1 December 2011 and February 2012. So what are you waiting for? Join the team today and insure your family’s health with Essential Med!

When medical aid becomes too expensive

Providing for your and your family’s healthcare needs is arguably as important, if not more important, than rent or bond and car repayments. And now they seem to rank right up there in terms of cost with some medical aid tariffs for a family of four costing well over R5000 per month.

We’ve moved

For your records, Essential Med has moved to Somerset West in the Western Cape. We are now in the JKPG Building 2, Olive Grove Estate, Ou Paardevlei Road, Somerset West, 7130

Win a Polar FT2 heart rate monitor

Win one of two Polar FT2 heart rate monitors worth R695.95 and track your training this summer! To enter, visit our Facebook fan page. The Polar F2 heart rate monitor tracks current heart rate to give you an indication of your training intensity. It is an efficient and straightforward heart rate monitor which also records a [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month competition

We’re giving away five Donna Gloves, the world’s first breast lump detection glove, in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. To enter, visit our Facebook fan page. Valued at R300, the Donna Glove has a virtually 100% detection rate, it is safe, effective and easy to use. Breast cancer is a serious illness but early [...]