Discovery South Africa The Discovery COVID-19 podcast

The Discovery COVID-19 podcast

Our expert guests’ share key insights to help you to really understand Coronavirus Disease 2019. Learn all you need to know about maintaining your mental, physical, emotional and financial wellbeing – and more – in the context of COVID-19. Empower yourself with the facts. Stay informed. Stay healthy. All brought to you by Discovery.
Weekly English South Africa News · Health & Fitness
70 Episodes
40 – 60

COVID-19 and maintaining mental health during and after a pregnancy

The mental wellbeing of a pregnant woman will affect the way in which her pregnancy progresses and also impact her unborn child on many levels. So what does the stress and worry that we all feel in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic mean for all the mothers to be…
29 Apr 2020 20 min

What does it take for life insurance to meet present and future needs?

We find ourselves facing a pandemic and uncertain times, particularly when it comes to our financial security. How does Discovery Life leverage the use of cutting edge technology in a way that assists and empowers clients, through innovative product solutions that reward them throughout their policy term. As Gareth Friedlander…
28 Apr 2020 17 min

The safety of healthcare workers

A podcast by Professor Mosa Moshabela, a specialist Family Physician, Associate Professor of Public health at UKZN and the dean of the School of Nursing and Public health at UKZN. He has also completed doctoral studies (PhD), in the field of public health, with a specific focus on health systems…
27 Apr 2020 25 min

Dr Ryan Fuller: How does the COVID-19 pandemic affect people with dementia?

We are all concerned for the health of elderly loved ones who are at high-risk of severe illness should they contract COVID-19. But, for older people who live with dementia - and their caregivers - this is a particularly trying time. People who have dementia have a limited understanding of…
24 Apr 2020 21 min

How to manage our response to COVD-19 as we return to the workplace

Clinical psychologist, Dr Colinda Linde, explains the emotional intricacies of returning to work after lockdown, and overturning fear and stigma related to COVID-19. Some may feel fear in the face of interaction with colleagues who have contracted or been exposed to COVID-19. But if we allow stigma and discrimination in…
24 Apr 2020 7 min

Hlokomela works to bring primary healthcare to people left destitute by COVID-19

“People are hungry. People don’t have food.” So says Christine du Preez in her interview with Azania Mosaka. When we talk about people working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must not forget the NGOs that are working tirelessly to support South Africa’s most vulnerable communities. Hlokomela is…
21 Apr 2020 15 min

Dessy Tzoneva: Dealing with the loss of a loved one to COVID-19

Many people the world over have had to face the loss of a loved on to COVID-19. How should we communicate with and support a loved one who contracts COVID-19 and develops serious illness that threatens their life? And, how might we come to terms with their death? Grief is…
21 Apr 2020 10 min

UYDF: How has COVID-19 affected student doctors from rural areas?

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals who are on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic is very much in the spotlight. However, what impact is the pandemic having on students working to become doctors, nurses, dentists and to enter other careers in healthcare? And, what happens when these students…
21 Apr 2020 19 min

Coping with a child who has autism, at home, during COVID-19

Managing the daily lives of typically developing children during lockdown is challenging for any parent or caregiver. However, for parents of a child who has autism, the stay-at-home period and all measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19 can be particularly challenging. Ilana Gerschlowitz is a mother of three…
17 Apr 2020 14 min

Financial Wellbeing Lesson 3: Go & Grow

Once you’ve run the numbers over the coming months, the time will come where you want to channel any spare cash you have into growing your personal profitability. Make sure you watch the lesson first to listen to the experts weigh in here.
17 Apr 2020 38 min

Financial Wellbeing Lesson 2: Caution & Course Correct

Now it’s time to slow down as you assess the difference between your personal finances pre-lockdown and now. Then it’s time to course correct if need be. We’ll guide you through the online lesson here.
17 Apr 2020 43 min

Investors and employers – seeing opportunities in midst of the COVID-19 experience

These days the news can feel like a constant stream of anxiety-inducing reports for investors. However, as Guy Chennells (Head of Product for Discovery Employee Benefits) tells Azania Mosaka, he believes that with strategic upskilling, innovation and patience, forward-thinking employers and investors can still come out on top. Guy shares…
15 Apr 2020 16 min

Could you be experiencing grief in the face of COVID-19 and lockdown?

Many of us were holding on to the notion of a 21-day lockdown. The most recent extension of the stay-at-home period to the end of April 2020, has reinforced all that the term “lockdown” implies - a loss of freedom, choice, movement, connection and more. Dr Colinda Linde, clinical psychologist…
15 Apr 2020 11 min
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