HERE'S WHAT YOU GET

... for ONLY R569* per month

  • A Health Plan that meets Government requirements for international students studying in South Africa.
  • Unlimited Private Hospital cover. *
  • 24-hour Trauma services.
  • Unlimited cover for General Practitioner visits. *
  • Unlimited cover for medicines in terms of the Plan's medicine list.
  • Cover for Medical Specialists
  • Cover for Spectacles or Contact Lenses
  • Cover for Dental care

* Authorisation Required
Click here for the full benefit schedule

Please remember that for international students to obtain a study permit and to be allowed registration at South African academic institutions it is compulsory to provide proof of medical cover with a South African registered medical scheme.



using the online application and receive all the required documents electronically once payment is effected.


Suremed Health is a registered Medical Scheme and may be used by foreign students to satisfy medical cover requirements for study visa purposes. Suremed Health was established in 1970 and is financially sound with funding reserves of 68 %. Medical schemes are required by law to hold at least 25% in reserves and Suremed comfortably exceeds this requirement, in fact no other scheme offering health products specifically for the international student market has reserves as large as this.


*Monthly premium for principal member

Refer a friend rewards

Once your membership is activated and you have received your membership confirmation letter and medical aid number, you will receive R25 credit on your Zwing rewards card for each person that you refer to us that successfully signs up online and pays the resultant membership fee. Zwing cards are backed by Mastercard and can be used at any shop that accepts Mastercards. All you need to do to ensure that you receive the reward is to enter your Medical Aid Number in the Consultant Code field in your friend's on-line application.
Once you have accumulated R100 or more you will be issued with the Zwing reward card with the full value of your credit in the card. New rewards will be credited immediately once you are in receipt of the rewards card.