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Membership application forms accompanied by copies of national IDs of each member and dependents if there are adults and copies of birth certificates for children to be submitted to marketing@sovhealth.co.zw .

Individual applications for members 50 years and above are subject to a medical exam with the cost borne by the applicant. This exam is done at Prof Gangaidzo’s rooms (Westend Clinic, 13 Baines Avenue, 2634792269/+2634792356).

Proof of payments should be sent to creditcontrol@sovhealth.co.zw and updates are done within 24 hours.

Refer to service provider locator on https://generationhealth.co.zw/service-locator . Alternately contact our Customer Care on 0242793389/47/Econet Toll free 08080135. After hours authorisations contact numbers +263715068045/6

Generation Health Banking Details

Kindly quote your member or group number when paying and send proof of payment to the attention of our Credit Control Officers, on creditcontrol@sovhealth.co.zw for reconciliation purposes and update in the system.

Generation Health is an open Fund where membership is accepted from individuals and corporates from informal and formal sectors.

Members need to complete member record amendment form and attach birth record, if account is under a group the form needs to be signed by employer representative. Membership card will be produced after submission of copy of birth certificate.

Send copy of claim form and receipt to claims@sovhealth.co.zw

Shortfall is not claimable.

Claims submitted after three months will be stale.

Plan downgrades are done any time of the year. Plan upgrades are done during the first three months of the year i.e January to March with the exception of upgrade due to promotion which must be supported by letter from employer.

Send an email to authorisations@sovhealth.co.zw or call 0242793389/47/Econet Toll free 08080135. After hours authorisations contact numbers +263715068045/6

Authorisations will be processed with 24 hours of receipt.

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Processed, charred, and well-done meats can contain cancer-causing heterocyclic amines, which form when meat is seared at high temperatures.

Java lovers who drank 5 or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day had a 40% decreased risk of brain cancer, compared with people who drank the least, in a 2010 British study.

Drinking plenty of water and other liquids may reduce the risk of bladder cancer by diluting the concentration of cancer-causing agents in urine and helping to flush them through the bladder faster.

Next time you’re choosing salad fixings, reach for the darkest varieties. The chlorophyll that gives them their color is loaded with magnesium, which some large studies have found lowers the risk of colon cancer in women.

They’re a stellar source of selenium, an antioxidant that lowers the risk of bladder cancer in women, according to research from Dartmouth Medical School.

Moderate exercise such as brisk walking 2 hours a week cuts risk of breast cancer 18%. Regular workouts may lower your risks by helping you burn fat, which otherwise produces its own estrogen, a known contributor to breast cancer.

The main dangers are to workers who handle chemicals or treated clothes using older machines, although experts have not concluded that consumers are also at increased cancer risk.

Women whose mammograms have revealed breast density readings of 75% or more have a breast cancer risk 4 to 5 times higher than that of women with low density scores, according to recent research.

Use your cell phone only for short calls or texts, or use a hands-free device that keeps the phone—and the radio frequency energy it emits—away from your head.

Choosing your outdoor outfit wisely may help protect against skin cancer, say Spanish scientists. In their research, blue and red fabrics offered significantly better protection against the sun’s UV rays than white and yellow ones did.

Experience—lots of it—is critical when it comes to accurately reading mammograms.

The President’s Cancer Panel recommends buying meat free of antibiotics and added hormones, which are suspected of causing endocrine problems, including cancer.

The B vitamin, essential for women who may become or are pregnant to prevent birth defects, is a double-edged sword when it comes to cancer risk.

Milk’s main claim to fame may also help protect you from colon cancer.

You know whole wheat is better for you than white bread.

If you’re experiencing a bloated belly, pelvic pain, and an urgent need to urinate, see your doctor. These symptoms may signal ovarian cancer, particularly if they’re severe and frequent.

CT scans are a great diagnostic tool, but they deliver much more radiation than x-rays and may be overused, says Barton Kamen, MD, PhD, chief medical officer for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Being overweight or obese accounts for 20% of all cancer deaths among women and 14% among men, notes the American Cancer Society.