South Africa: Medical tourism profile
Overview
Inbound medical tourism 2019 | 300,000 |
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Tourists 2019 | 10.2 million |
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Population 2021 | 60.1 million |
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South Africa’s private health sector is excellent with over 200 private hospitals and most cities, towns and villages have clinics. The standard of treatment, facilities and professionals is by far the most highly regarded on the African continent, and in on par with that of Europe. But private healthcare in South Africa comes at a very high price.
Inbound
Medical tourism numbers in
300,000 to 350,000 a year is the best guess but figures are difficult as the main business is not the high profile surgery aimed at wealthy Europeans, but basic surgery for poor Africans.
Outbound
Medical tourism numbers out
A few thousand.
Environment
Medical tourism promotion
The government is struggling to bring in universal health care so sees promoting a medical tourism industry that it views as cosmetic surgery and high-end elective procedures for better off foreigners- not just a distraction but counter-productive.