In accordance with the Scheme`s Supply Chain Management Policy, GEMS may call upon suppliers on their
database by way of requests for quotations, requests for proposals and/or tenders.
The work the Scheme will perform in 2015/2016 may necessitate the provision of various services. Read more >
We are pleased to announce that the Government is raising its medical scheme subsidy for employees by an average of 28.5% across the board backdated to January 2015. Read more >
Almost a quarter of children screened during the school health programme were found to have problems with their eyes ears or mouths, according to a senior health official. Read more >
A probe into social and living conditions in informal settlements to find out what gives rise to the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is on the cards as the country battles to contain infections. Read more >
With one of the highest HIV prevalence rates in the world, South Africa has an adult prevalence rate of 17.3 percent. Read more>
GEMS always has our members' health at heart, and we continually strive to ensure that our members receive the very best care and get the most out of their benefits. Read more>
A New Zealand doctor donned Google Glass a few weeks ago and beamed video of an aortic surgical procedure to the US offices of medical device maker Endologix. Read more>
South Africa's eligibility as a designated country under the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) has come under scrutiny recently thanks to the government indicating its willingness to weaken intellectual property (IP), particularly for medicines. Read more>
Scientists have said that predictions that Britian and other Western nations will experience a dementia epidemic as the population grows older may have been overblown. Read more>
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