Malaria high risk for travellers.
Traveller: Marius De Wit
Location: Lilongwe, Malawi Total claim amount: R950 000
Marius De Wit, a TIC client who contracted malaria in Lilongwe, Malawi, says: “Travel insurance is so
important. Without it, you as the traveller take on board all the nancial risk and one can never be sure of
the medical costs in other countries. “I went to gym one morning and then a few hours later I started feeling bad. At rst I thought I might
have overdone it a bit at the gym because I had some body pains. But
when I developed a fever and started shivering I was pretty sure it was malaria. “I phoned TIC and they
helped me immediately, explaining to my driver where he should take me for treatment. The assistance company sorted
out everything with the medical centre and I could just focus on getting better. They also phoned daily
to check how I was progressing and I was very happy with their service.”
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