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

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

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

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

How health insurance supports patient access to quality primary health care

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

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?

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.

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