Screenings and additional benefits
These benefits cover tests that identify early signs of possible serious health problems as well as certain vaccinations. Your available day-to-day benefits are also supplemented with cover for contraceptives and comprehensive maternity and child benefits.
What is covered?
You can have various screening tests done at one of our wellness partners every year, including blood glucose and cholesterol tests. Visit any of Medihelp’s designated service providers, such as Dis-Chem and Clicks, to do a routine test. Click here to search for a provider.
Here’s a summary of what Medihelp covers:
- A blood sugar test
- A cholesterol test
- A BMI measurement
- A blood pressure measurement
- A tetanus vaccine
- A flu vaccination
- HPV vaccinations for girls and boys
- A bone mineral density test
- A Pneumovax vaccine
- A faecal occult blood test (FOBT)
- HIV testing, counselling, and support
- Twelve antenatal and postnatal consultations
- Two 2D ultrasound scans
- Antenatal iron supplements
- Antenatal folic acid supplements
- Two additional doctor consultations for children under two years
- Standard child immunisations
- A mammogram
- A Pap smear
- Contraceptives
- A prostate test
- Back and neck treatment as a prerequisite for spinal surgery
- Disease Management programme
- A dietician consultation
Care extender benefit
To reward you for looking after your health, additional benefits are activated on ten of the Medihelp plans when a dependant undergoes specific health tests and screenings.
Monitor your health
Have your blood glucose, cholesterol, BMI, and blood pressure measured in one go as a combination test at Dis-Chem or Clicks. Your test results will automatically upload to your health record on Medihelp's system and you can access your health record via HealthPrint, Medihelp's free wellness programme for members, by logging in to the Member Zone – Medihelp’s secured website – and the Medihelp app for members. Once your health test results have been uploaded on HealthPrint, you get an extra R490 to spend on self-medication at network pharmacies.