Contact Numbers of Medical Aids
In South Africa there are 96 medical schemes. Of these, 25 open medical aid schemes. This means that anyone can join them. And there are contact numbers for all of them.
There are another 71 restricted schemes in South Africa. They are called restricted* because only employees of certain companies or industries can join them.
According to the SA Council for Medical Schemes, only 8,5 million of the 52,8 million South Africans belong to a medical aid scheme. The rest of the population relies on the public health system for their medical requirements.
If you do not have medical aid cover already, you should consider joining one, or at least get some hospital cover.
Here is a list of open medical aid schemes in South Africa, including phone contact numbers.
* For the convenience of those who want to contact restricted medical schemes, we have also included the contact numbers for those.
Contact numbers for the seven Largest Open Medical Aid Schemes in South Africa, in terms of membership, Discovery being the largest:
DISCOVERY HEALTH MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : 0860 99 88 77
BONITAS MEDICAL FUND (Open)
Tel : (086)-000-2108
MEDIHELP (Open)
Tel : (012)-334-2000
MEDSHIELD MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (011)-716-7912
MOMENTUM HEALTH (Open)
Tel : (086)-011-7859
SIZWE MEDICAL FUND (Open)
Tel : (011)-353-0000
FEDHEALTH MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (086)-000-2153
Contact numbers for the Other 18 Open Medical Schemes in South Africa, in alphabetical order, are:
BESTMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (086)-000-2378
CAPE MEDICAL PLAN (Open)
Tel : (021)-937-8300
COMMUNITY MEDICAL AID SCHEME (COMMED) (Open)
Tel : (011)-290-6338
COMPCARE WELLNESS MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (011)-208-1000
GENESIS MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (021)-442-9900
HOSMED MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (086)-010-9696
KEYHEALTH (Open)
Tel : (086)-067-1050
LIBERTY MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (086)-000-2163
MAKOTI MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (011)-208-1000
MEDIMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (041)-395-4400
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (NIMAS) (Open)
Tel : (31)-251-7500
PHAROS MEDICAL PLAN (Open)
Tel : (031)-267-5000
PRO SANO MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : 021-9174440
PROTEA MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Open)
Tel : (021)-552-7111
RESOLUTION HEALTH MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (086)-179-16425
SELFMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (021)-943-2300
SPECTRAMED (Open)
Tel : (011)-582-0000
SUREMED HEALTH (Open)
Tel : (086)-008-0888
THEBEMED (Open)
Tel : (011)-544-8899
TOPMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Open)
Tel : (031)-573-4000
Contact number for the 71 Restricted Medical Schemes in South Africa, in alphabetical order, are:
AECI MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2103
AFROX MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-703-3010
ALLIANCE MIDMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2101
ALTRON MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-022-2999
ANGLO MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-638-5471
ANGLOVAAL GROUP MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-0693
BANKMED (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-713-7862
BARLOWORLD MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-671-2000
BMW EMPLOYEES MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-671-2000
BP MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-480-4610
BUILDING and CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY MEDICAL AID FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-208-1005
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (SA) MEDICAL AID FUND (CAMAF) (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-707-8400
DE BEERS BENEFIT SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (053)-807-3111
EDCON MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-495-6707
ENGEN MEDICAL BENEFIT FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-480-4796
EYETHUMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-050-2502
FISHING INDUSTRY MEDICAL SCHEME (FISH-MED) (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-402-9927
FOOD WORKERS MEDICAL BENEFIT FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-930-3550
GOLD FIELDS MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (041)-395-4400
GOLDEN ARROWS EMPLOYEES MEDICAL BENEFIT FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-937-8800
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES MEDICAL SCHEME (GEMS) (Restricted)
Tel : (012)-362-6321
GRINTEK ELECTRONICS MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-208-1000
HORIZON MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-1103
IBM (SA) MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-0418
IMPALA MEDICAL PLAN (Restricted)
Tel : (014)-569-7597
IMPERIAL GROUP MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-547-8600
LA-HEALTH MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-555-4727
LIBCARE MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-408-5670
LONMIN MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-4883
MALCOR MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-372-1500
MASSMART HEALTH PLAN (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2117
MBMED MEDICAL AID FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2109
MEDIPOS MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-0078
METROCARE (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2123
METROPOLITAN MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-188-8104
MINEMED MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (041)-395-4400
MOTO HEALTH CARE (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-132-9800
NAMPAK (SA) MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-1047
NASPERS MEDICAL FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-406-3186
NEDGROUP MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-0080
NETCARE MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-3406
OLD MUTUAL STAFF MEDICAL AID FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-509-7036
PARMED MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2126
PG BISON MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-290-6200
PG GROUP MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-417-5800
PICK N PAY MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (080)-000-4389
PLATINUM HEALTH (Restricted)
Tel : (014)-591-6600
PROFMED (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-628-8904
QUANTUM MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-2958
RAND WATER MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-682-0985
REMEDI MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (0860)-116-116
RETAIL MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-980-4465
RHODES UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (041)-395-4476
S A BREWERIES MEDICAL AID SOCIETY (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2133
SABC MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2136
SAMWUMED (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-697-9000
SAPPI MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-1280
SASOLMED (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-000-2134
SEDMED (Restricted)
Tel : (051)-447-8271
SIEMENS MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-671-2000
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE SERVICE MEDICAL SCHEME (POLMED) (Restricted)
Tel : (012)-818-7500
TFG MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-480-4799
TIGER BRANDS MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-208-1000
TRANSMED MEDICAL FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-403-3358
TSOGO SUN GROUP MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-010-0421
UMVUZO HEALTH MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (012)-845-0000
UNIVERSITY OF KWA-ZULU NATAL MEDICAL SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (086)-011-3322
UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND – JOHANNESBURG STAFF MEDICAL AID FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (011)-671-2000
WITBANK COALFIELDS MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (013)-656-1407
WOOLTRU HEALTHCARE FUND (Restricted)
Tel : (021)-480-4849
XSTRATA MEDICAL AID SCHEME (Restricted)
Tel : (014)-590-2346
All info was correct at time of publishing