HEALTH INQUIRY
from SABC Joburg News Features Hosted by SABC News and Current Affairs
Prices for private hospital care in South African rank among the most expensive and un-affordable in the world. Private hospitals and specialists are the main drivers of these high prices which increase more than inflation each year. These are some of the findings of a study conducted by the World Health Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, presented at the Competition Commission's Health Market Inquiry in Pretoria. The Commission is conducting a market inquiry in the private healthcare sector in the country. Senior Health journalist Thabile Mbhele reports...
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