Dis-Chem enters health insurance arena, buying a stake in Kaelo

Pharmacy group Dis-Chem on Monday announced it will enter the health insurance sector through the acquisition of a quarter of Kaelo Holdings, a company formed to make health care more accessible to less affluent South Africans.

The acquisition would build on current and previous investments, which taken together, would position Dis-Chem to augment the provision of care in a rapidly evolving primary health-care ..