Your Path to Lasting
Weight Loss
At Meridian Health, we provide personalised medical weight loss plans utilising medications such as semaglutide, tailored to help you reach your goal weight.
Meridian Health
Meridian Health specialises in the medical aspects of a holistic weight loss plan with the prescription of medications such as semaglutide.
Our approach combines expert medical guidance with personalised care to help you lose weight safely and effectively.
Our Process
How It Works
Complete Assessment
Submit your basic details and answer a few questions to determine if you’re a candidate for medical weight loss.
Virtual Appointment
Schedule a virtual consultation with one of our doctors. After payment, you'll receive a Zoom link for your appointment.
Start Medication
Follow up Appointments
Our Team
Meet our Medical Team
Dedicated to guiding you on your weight loss journey with personalised, professional care.
Dr Richard Halley-Stott
Co-founder
Dr Halley-Stott is a Medical Doctor with an MBChB from the University of Cape Town, a DipPEC (Colleges of Medicine SA) and a PhD from the University of Cambridge, where he trained and worked under the supervision of a Nobel laureate in Stem Cell Biology. He has worked in a wide variety of medical disciplines from surgery to emergency medicine and occasionally in challenging environments including Antarctica and remote desert field hospitals. He has a passion for evidence-based medicine, health promotion and a special interest in regenerative medicine.
Dr Joshua Czech
Co-founder
A graduate of the University of Cape Town, Dr Joshua Czech loves the blend of science and humanity he encounters every day in his work as a General Practitioner, and is passionate about the potential of medicine in helping people not just to survive, but to thrive. Outside of work you'll find him taking dogfriends Lucy and Lars for a walk in the forest, or oil painting pictures of animals (whales at time of writing).
Do you have any questions?
F.A.Qs
Frequently asked questions
Originally used to treat diabetes, GLP-1 agonists such as liraglutide (Saxenda, Victoza), semaglutide (Ozempic, Rybelsus, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) were found in studies to result in significant weight loss when used at higher doses. They decrease appetite by slowing emptying of the stomach, and by acting directly on areas of the brain responsible for hunger, cravings and satiety. They are injected weekly (for semaglutide and tirzepatide) with a pen device into subcutaneous tissue such as belly fat.
When appropriately prescribed, GLP-1s are regarded as generally safe. Side effects occur most commonly in the first few days after starting the meds or increasing the dosage, and can include nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, and abdominal discomfort. In rare cases more serious adverse events such as pancreatitis and gallstones can occur.
Studies have shown an average weight loss of 10 - 20% of total body weight after one year.
This will vary from person to person. Establishing good eating and exercise habits while on semaglutide will give the best chance of keeping the weight off should you stop treatment. Some people find the experience of successfully losing weight to be very motivating to continue with lifestyle improvements even if they stop medication.
For many people obesity is however a chronic condition, which requires ongoing management like high blood pressure or diabetes would.