Discovery South Africa Discovery Health Medical Scheme’s Shariah Compliant arrangement

#1  Origins: The Shariah Compliant Medical Scheme Arrangement

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What is a medical scheme and how does it operate? What led Discovery Health Medical Scheme to develop a Shariah compliant medical scheme arrangement? How was it created to align with Shariah Law and Takaful principles? Shafiq chats to Shariah consultant, Uwaiz Jassat; Discovery’s Chief Marketing Officer, Firoze Bhorat; and Head of Product Development at Discovery Health, Farzana Baba.
Season 1 / Episode 1 5 Aug 2022 English Read by Uwaiz Jassat, Firoze Bhorat, Farzana Baba, Mufti Ahmed Suliman, Dr Ismail Mitha South Africa Education · Islam

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