healthcare sector south africa

Report Coverage

This report on South Africa’s healthcare sector covers public and private healthcare, including emergency medical services, auxiliary services and complementary healthcare. There is information on the number and distribution of facilities and practitioners, healthcare budgets and expenditure, standards compliance, staffing shortages, infrastructure development and maintenance. There is information on notable players, corporate actions and developments and discussion and analysis of issues such as TB and HIV treatment and funding, the NHI, training and skills, corruption and fraud, and treatment of foreign nationals. There are profiles of 49 companies including major players such as Life Healthcare, Netcare and Mediclinic, other notable hospital groups such as Lenmed, Busamed and Medicross, optical companies such as Toga Optical and Neovision, pathology practices including Lancet, Ampath and National Health Laboratory Service, and several emergency services and blood banks.