Derek Yach: Walk your way to health – the journey begins with a few more steps
Vitality is using wearables like the Apple Watch to revolutionise the health incentive market. As Derek Yach tells us, it all starts with a few more steps.
Derek Yach
Who wants to live forever? 150 already in reach; end of death possible
Derek Yach on how technology is expanding a human being’s lifespan to double the biblical three score years and ten.
Tim Noakes attracts another backhanded compliment
By Alec Hogg I enjoyed meeting Derek Yach yesterday. A South African who has risen to pre-eminence in the global medical field, he now runs Discovery’s ambitious Vitality Institute in New York. Our CNBC Africa interview was fascinating, including disclosures of how he helped his former employer, PepsiCo, remove mountains of sugar from its products. Confirmation the … Read more
DEREK YACH: investing in employees’ health is major investment for corporates
South African public health specialist Dr Derek Yach heads the Vitality Institute, Discovery’s New York-based research think-tank dedicated to health promotion, the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and creation of a new culture of health.  He is in the country to support Discovery’s global drive to persuade listed companies to include employee health as a metric in corporate reporting, and a … Read more