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  1. Focus on the Major Medical Benefit 2025

    The Major Medical Benefit includes cover for hospitalisation, as well as certain specialised procedures/ treatment and specialised scans. Overview of the cover provided in hospital across the six options Option Cover Limit...
  2. Focus on the Day-to-day Benefit 2025

    Introduction This benefit provides for day-to-day medical expenses, such as doctors’ visits and prescribed medication.  On the Ingwe Option , members who choose Connect Network hospitals need to use State facilities, while members who choos...
  3. Provider Search

    Momentum Medical Scheme has agreements in place with preferred providers to allow greater flexibility to our members. When members choose a specific provider on an option, they should ensure that there is a facility near them. Combined list of M...
  4. Focus on Addison’s disease 2025

    Description Addison's disease is an endocrine or hormonal disorder that occurs in all age groups and affects men and women equally. Addison's disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of the hormone cortisol and, in some ca...
  5. Focus on the medical rehabilitation benefit 2025

    Physical rehabilitation  Certain illnesses, injuries, accidents or surgical procedures can leave you with physical challenges or disabilities. Physical rehabilitation is a therapeutic programme designed to assist you in regaining your strength ...
  6. Focus on Crohn's disease 2025

    Description Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhoea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Inflammation caused...
  7. Focus on Systemic Lupus Erythematous 2025

    Description Lupus is an autoimmune disease characterised by acute and chronic inflammation of various tissues of the body. Autoimmune diseases are illnesses that occur when the body's tissues are attacked by its own immune system. The immun...
  8. Focus on Diabetes 2025

    Description Diabetes is a disorder of metabolism, which is the way the body uses digested food for growth and energy. Most of the food people eat is broken down into glucose, the form of sugar in the blood. Glucose is the main source of fue...
  9. Focus on Coronary Artery Disease 2025

    Description Heart disease is a result of plaque build-up in your coronary arteries, a condition called atherosclerosis, that leads to blockages. The arteries, which start out smooth and elastic, become narrow and rigid, restricting blood fl...
  10. Focus on Haemophilia 2025

    Description Haemophilia is a rare disorder in which your blood doesn't clot normally because it lacks sufficient blood-clotting proteins (clotting factors). If you have haemophilia, you may bleed for a longer time after an injury than you wou...