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Low-cost
                                        coverage gridlock calls for clear policy direction

Opinion by Paul Cox, Managing Director at the Essential Group of Companies including health insurance provider, EssentialMED

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Taking a Hybrid Approach to Healthcare Financial Planning

As consumers balance increasingly tough financial constraints, the planning and affordability of their private healthcare strategy has become a household emergency.

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South Africa needs more competition in
                                provision of low-cost health
                                benefits

Opinion by Paul Cox, Managing Director at the Essential Group of Companies including health insurance provider, EssentialMED.

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South Africa’s dwindling nursing skills

The delivery of the primary healthcare approach and the achievement of any semblance of universal

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The Power of Primary

How health insurance supports patient access to quality primary health care

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Taking a Triage

Understanding the drivers behind ever increasing healthcare costs, and how to manage your hybrid healthcare funding strategy

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Afrocentric Group

The Afrocentric Group has announced that it will be harnessing its buying power to help cover the costs of COVID-19 vaccines for members of its subsidiary companies.

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The Top Three Health Trends for 2021

While no one could have predicted the way 2020 turned out, its impacts will continue to be felt long into 2021, especially in the health space for obvious reasons.

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Vaccination Education

South Africa is set to receive the first 1.5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in the coming weeks. Later on in the year, we will get approximately 12 million doses via the COVAX Facility, a global initiative that brings together governments...

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Stay Healthy This Festive Season

After a long and tumultuous year, the festive season is finally on its way. At this time of year, caring for our health tends to take a backseat, especially with parties and holidays to contend with.

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#BeTheHero: Make Your Health a Priority
                                This Movember

Celebrated annually in November, Movember involves the growing of moustaches during the month to raise awareness around and funds for men's health issues...

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Essential Voucher Helping South Africans get more without paying more

Eight out of 10 South African consumers are still being financially affected by the Covid-19 crisis.

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Keeping Yourself Safe from COVID-19

With thousands of new COVID-19 cases being reported daily in South Africa, the risk of infection is incredibly high.

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Alcohol and Health

There is much confusion surrounding alcohol and its impact on our health. On the one hand, consuming moderate amounts of liquor has been linked to health...

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Paul Cox

The national lockdown has put pressure on people’s pockets, with many South Africans seeking ways to save money. In this article, Paul Cox, Managing Director at the Essential Group of Companies

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Staying Healthy While at Home

It was announced this week that South Africa will be enduring a three-week nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday, the 26th of March to Thursday, the 16th of April.

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Sink Your Teeth into September

September is national Oral Health month – the perfect time to give your dental routine some extra attention so you can prevent cavities and gum disease, two of the world's most common oral health issues.

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Healthy obesity sounds like an oxymoron. How can one be considered healthy and obese at the same time? It is simply impossible to live in such dissenting and extreme lifestyles at the same time. Or is it?

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donating-blood

Donating blood is a needed charity in South Africa, now more than ever. With so many lives saved by donating your precious blood, you can save up to three lives with every unit of blood.

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Medical-Aid

Medical insurance is not medical aid, so what exactly is it? In this modern time, medical aid seems to be an expense that some cannot afford

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