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title: "Medihelp: Medical Aid Plans and Health Cover"
description: "Get private medical aid in South Africa: student cover from R804 pm; hospital from R2 412 pm; savings from R3 186 pm; apply online."
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# Medihelp: Medical Aid Plans and Health Cover

Get private medical aid in South Africa: student cover from R804 pm; hospital from R2 412 pm; savings from R3 186 pm; apply online.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Insurtech](/categories/insurtech)
- [Medihelp](/medihelp)

## Summary

Choose affordable medical aid cover that fits your life

A South African medical aid scheme that offers hospital, savings, and comprehensive healthcare plans for individuals, families, and students, with online quotes and a member portal.

## Product details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.medihelp.co.za/ |
| Tagline | Choose affordable medical aid cover that fits your life |
| Primary country | South Africa |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Average rating |  |
| Published reviews | 0 |
| Verified listing | No |

## About the product

Medihelp is an open medical aid scheme in South Africa that provides paid healthcare cover for individuals, families, students, and self-employed professionals who want private hospital cover and day-to-day benefits.

Key capabilities include:
- **Plan selection across budgets and life stages**, including a **student plan**, **hospital plan**, **savings plans**, and **comprehensive plans**, with options that can include **medical savings accounts**.
- **Online quoting and digital joining**, with tools to **get a quote**, **compare plans**, and **apply online**.
- **Member self-service via Member Zone**, which supports account access and common member actions (such as accessing member services and information).
- **Provider search**, helping members find healthcare providers through the website.

Available on **Web**, plus a member mobile app on **iOS (Apple App Store)**, **Android (Google Play)**, and **Huawei AppGallery**. It also provides web portals for **members**, **corporate groups**, **advisers/brokerages**, and **healthcare providers**.

Target audience: South African consumers choosing medical aid cover, including families, students, and people buying medical aid independently, plus organisations arranging **corporate group** cover.

Notable in the local market for its **120+ years** of operation, its scale (about **201,000 members**), and its position as a **self-administered** medical scheme regulated by the **Council for Medical Schemes** in South Africa.

## Features

- [Insurtech](/categories/insurtech): Category
- [B2B](/tags/b2b): Product feature or technology
- [B2C](/tags/b2c): Product feature or technology
- [Insurance](/tags/insurance): Product feature or technology
- [Telemedicine](/tags/telemedicine): Product feature or technology
- [South Africa](/countries/south-africa): Market

## Related pages

- [Alternatives](/medihelp/alternatives)
- [Reviews](/medihelp/reviews)
- [Transparency](/medihelp/transparency)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/medihelp)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)