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SAMWUMED’s number of contracted doctors is steadily growing country wide. The total number of doctors or healthcare service providers is now 1 144. This is

Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which heart valves have been permanently damaged by rheumatic fever. It’s the most common heart disease in people

Our bones are constantly changing, and as we age we lose bones more quickly than we replace them. As a result, our bones can become

To ensure that your new born baby grows up to be well and healthy, you can take him or her for Pneumococcal vaccines and TSH

Live healthy and disease free by getting regular free health screenings. Use your SAMWUMED Cares Wellness Programme Benefit  for Type 2 Diabetes and Cholesterol health

If a member dies, will their registered dependents continue to be covered by SAMWUMED? The answer is Yes, should they wish to remain as members

Prevention is better than cure. As a member of SAMWUMED, you can tap into the Scheme’s Wellness Programme benefits and get checks for breast cancer,

Dear valued SAMWUMED members,   In the true spirit of caring and living up to being an Essential Healthcare Service Provider in 2020 SAMWUMED spent

On Cancer Survivor’s Day, we celebrate the lives of all our members who are Cancer Survivors. SAMWUMED also unites with people around the world in

We wish for our members to enjoy their medical aid and stay with SAMWUMED. In addition to understanding Benefits, it is also important for members

One in six South Africans suffer from anxiety, depression or substance-use problems. This does not include more serious conditions such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.

To ensure that SAMWUMED members receive the best quality healthcare, we go through a thorough process of selecting and approving our healthcare service providers (DSP’s).

Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal or stomach pain,

Addison’s disease is a disorder that occurs when a person’s body doesn’t produce enough of certain hormones. The symptoms usually develop slowly, often over several

Epilepsy or “seizure disorders” is the fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of all ages. It is characterised by unpredictable seizures and can

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is a collective name for conditions in which progressive degeneration of the brain affects memory,

May month is marked as International Awareness Day for Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases (CIND). The day is meant to create awareness of the following