We exist so that no one goes unheard in an emergency
MedicAlert Foundation of Southern Africa is a non-profit dedicated to protecting people through medical identification and a trusted 24-hour record service.
A global idea, rooted in Southern Africa
MedicAlert® Foundation of Southern Africa is a registered non-profit membership organisation that was founded in South Africa in 1964. MedicAlert® services are built around a database of healthcare information maintaining security, privacy and confidentiality.
MedicAlert® is the trusted third-party custodian of comprehensive personal healthcare information and provides a range of services to its members while maintaining security, privacy and confidentiality.
Our Code of Conduct
MedicAlert® International supports a five-point Code of Conduct — a checklist you can use to weigh up any provider of emergency medical information and identification services.
Who benefits from membership
Membership of MedicAlert® is for you if you…
- Have any type of hidden medical condition
- Have an allergy
- Have had an implant — pacemaker, heart valve, transplant, joint replacement
- Take regular medication
- Would like your blood group kept on record
- Have a living will, or wish to be an organ / body donor
- Simply want someone to know if you’ve been in an emergency
Your membership card and ID emblem alert providers and first responders 24 hours a day, anywhere in South Africa — to your medical condition, so they can act accordingly.
You wear the emblem. We hold your secure record. In an emergency, responders call one number and treat you with the full picture — anywhere in South Africa.