NETCARE TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP OF 911 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES

NETCARE TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP OF 911 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES               
Network Healthcare Holdings Limited                                             
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)                                  
Registration number: 1996/008242/06                                             
Share code: NTC                                                                 
ISIN code: ZAE000011953                                                         
PRESS RELEASE                                                                   
NETCARE TAKES FULL OWNERSHIP OF 911 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE SERVICES               
South Africa`s largest private healthcare group, Network Healthcare Holdings    
Ltd. ("Netcare") has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary TraumaNet (Pty) 
Ltd ("TraumaNet") has, with effect July 19, 2002, purchased the interests held  
by Europ Assistance in Trauma-Link (Pty) Ltd. ("Trauma Link") and NetAir 911    
Aeromedical Services (Pty) Ltd. ("NetAir 911"), amounting to 25% and 50%        
respectively.                                                                   
The owner of the Netcare 911 trademark, Trauma Link was established in 1998 and 
is currently ranked as Africa`s largest private pre-hospital risk management and
medical assistance provider network. The company offers fully integrated pre-   
hospital emergency medical assistance and evacuation rescue by road or air      
ambulances for 4.6 million insured principal lives or 10 million members.       
The integrated service offering is achieved via a national network of           
strategically placed Netcare 911 ambulance and rapid response ground mobile     
teams as well as a fleet of NetAir 911 fixed/rotary wing ambulance aircraft, all
manned by experienced medical personnel. The network of Netcare 911 airborne    
services extends into West and East African countries, sub-Saharan Africa and   
Europe.                                                                         
The company also offers both emergency and non-emergency telephonic medical     
advisory services; medical standby services for special events; emergency       
medical training; and a range of value-added services (such as emergency        
roadside and household assistance, trauma counselling, travel insurance, HIV    
advisory and legal services).                                                   
The Netcare 911 service is co-ordinated via a 24-hour global response centre,   
located in Midrand, which is equipped with a state-of-the-art CRM information   
technology infrastructure. Some 1500 to 1800 calls are received by the response 
centre each day, up to 60% of which relate to medical emergencies.  In 2001,    
Netcare 911 responded to over 105 100 emergency cases covering 6 million patient
carrying transportation kilometres.                                             
Commenting on the transaction, Netcare`s chief operating officer Dr Richard     
Friedland said: "We are extremely pleased that TraumaNet now has full management
control of both businesses, and look forward to the continued provision of      
services which have become part of our national fabric."                        
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For further information:                                                        
Netcare Operations Centre                                                       
Dr Richard Friedland                                                            
Contact:  (011) 301 0237                                                        
Netcare 911                                                                     
Chris Rose                                                                      
Contact:  (011) 254 1911                                                        
Date:Tuesday, 6 August 2002                                                     
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