Dublin, Dec. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "The Healthcare Sector in South Africa 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
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.
Introduction
- South Africa spends between 8% and 9% of its GDP on public healthcare, well above the World Health Organisation's guideline.
- The system is highly unequal, with 85% of the population relying on an overstretched and underfunded public system.
- Key challenges include significant gaps in access, chronic staff shortages, poor management and a heavy burden of preventable diseases.
- The NHI Act was signed into law in May 2024, but its rollout faces delays and uncertainties.
Opportunities
- Digital health and telemedicine
- Environmental sustainability
- Health infrastructure development
- Medical devices and diagnostics
- Medical tourism
- NHI rollout
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply
- Primary healthcare and preventive medicine
- Private sector growth
- Supply chain and logistics
- Traditional and alternative healthcare
- Wellness, prevention and community health services
- Workforce training and skills development
Challenges
- Cybercrime vulnerability
- Emergency medical services strain
- High maternal and child mortality
- High rates of non- and communicable diseases
- Increasing mental health issues
- Inequality in rural access and resource distribution
- Input cost pressures
- Integrated electronic health records
- International aid shortfalls
- NHI concerns
- Private sector policy reforms and tariff regulations
- Public sector incompetence, mismanagement and corruption
- Public sector infrastructure decay
- Staff shortages and high vacancy rates
Trends
- Advances in genomics and increased viral research
- Focus on wellness, lifestyle management and chronic diseases
- Healthcare infrastructure growth and sustainability
- Implementation of NHI
- Increased integration of mental health wellness
- Private sector consolidation
- Strong push for health equity and universal healthcare access
- Tailored care models and personalised medicines
- Technology, digital health and innovation
- Traditional and alternative medicine integration
Outlook
- South Africa's healthcare system sits at a crossroads.
- Economic constraints, political choices, shrinking donor inflows, climate and infrastructure shocks and rapid technological change will shape the sector's future.
- Major trends are shifts from inpatient to outpatient care, digitisation of services, integration of traditional and community care and sustainability investments.
- The sector remains challenged by funding shortfalls and fiscal constraints, workforce shortages, infrastructure decay, corruption and weak governance and regulatory and policy uncertainty around the NHI.
Key Topics Covered:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY
2.1. Industry Value Chain
2.2. Geographic Position
2.3. Size of the Industry
3. State of the Industry
3.1. Key Trends
3.2. Key Issues
3.3. Notable Players
3.4. Corporate Actions
3.5. Trade
3.6. Regulations
3.7. Enterprise Development and Social Development
4. AFRICA
5. INTERNATIONAL
6. INFLUENCING FACTORS
6.1. Unforeseen Events
6.2. Economic Environment
6.3. Labour
6.4. Environmental Issues
6.5. Technology, R&D and Innovation
6.6. Corruption and Fraud
6.7. Foreign Nationals
6.8. Government Support
6.9. Input Costs
7. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
7.1. Competition
7.2. Ownership Structure of the Industry
7.3. Barriers to Entry
8. INDUSTRY SUMMARY
9. OUTLOOK
10. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
11.1. Publications
11.2. Websites
ANNEXURE 1 - Industry Legislation and Regulations
APPENDIX 1 - Government Hospitals
APPENDIX 2 - Private Hospitals
APPENDIX 3 - Medical and Dental Services
APPENDIX 4 - Optical
APPENDIX 5 - Pathology Practices
APPENDIX 6 - Ambulance Services
APPENDIX 7 - Blood Banks
COMPANY PROFILES - Private Hospitals
- ADVANCED HEALTH (PTY) LTD
- AHMED AL-KADI PRIVATE HOSPITAL LTD
- BAY EYE HOSPITAL (PTY) LTD
- BUSAMED (PTY) LTD
- CAREWELL ROBERTSON PRIVATE HOSPITAL (PTY) LTD
- CLINIX HEALTH GROUP (PTY) LTD
- CORMED KLINIEK (PTY) LTD
- CURE DAY HOSPITALS HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD
- DRS ERASMUS, VAWDA, RABE AND PARTNERS
- EDGE DAY HOSPITAL (PTY) LTD
- EYEDOC (PTY) LTD
- JOINT MEDICAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD
- LENMED INVESTMENTS LTD
- LIFE HEALTHCARE GROUP (PTY) LTD
- M-CARE (PTY) LTD
- MEDICLINIC GROUP LTD
- MELOMED HOSPITAL HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD
- MONDIA HEALTH (PTY) LTD
- NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
- NATIONAL HOSPITAL NETWORK NPC
- NETCARE LTD
- NURTURE CARE GROUP (PTY) LTD
- RH BOPHELO LTD
- VAN RENSBURG AND PARTNERS SOUTHERN AFRICA INC
COMPANY PROFILES - Medical and Dental Practices
- KAELO PRIME CURE (PTY) LTD
- MEDICROSS HEALTHCARE GROUP (PTY) LTD
- MOMENTUM GROUP LTD
- NOVAHEALTH (PTY) LTD
COMPANY PROFILES - Optical
- BENMORE OPTOMETRISTS CC
- DYNAMIC VISION NETWORK (PTY) LTD
- KFML HOLDINGS (PTY) LTD
- MELLINS I STYLE OPTOMETRISTS INC
- MOFFATT INC
- NEOVISION GROUP (PTY) LTD
- TORGA OPTICAL (PTY) LTD
COMPANY PROFILES - Pathology Practices
- AC MAUFF AND PARTNERS
- AMPATH TRUST
- BIO ANALYTICAL RESEARCH CORPORATION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
- DIETRICH VOIGT MIA (PTY) LTD
- ISHARA RAMPARSAD INC
- NATIONAL HEALTH LABORATORY SERVICE
COMPANY PROFILES - Ambulance Services
- CAPE MEDICAL RESPONSE (PTY) LTD
- DAVID'S MEDICAL RESPONSE (PTY) LTD
- ER24 EMS (PTY) LTD
- GARDMED AMBULANCE SERVICE TRUST
- HARTMANN TRADING CC
- NETCARE LTD
- RELAY EMS (PTY) LTD
COMPANY PROFILES - Blood Banks
- SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE NPC
- WESTERN CAPE BLOOD SERVICE NPC
Companies Featured
- Advanced Health (Pty) Ltd.
- Ahmed Al-Kadi Private Hospital Ltd.
- Bay Eye Hospital (Pty) Ltd.
- Busamed (Pty) Ltd.
- Carewell Robertson Private Hospital (Pty) Ltd.
- Clinix Health Group (Pty) Ltd.
- Cormed Kliniek (Pty) Ltd.
- Cure Day Hospitals Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
- Drs Erasmus, Vawda, Rabe and Partners
- Edge Day Hospital (Pty) Ltd.
- Eyedoc (Pty) Ltd.
- Joint Medical Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
- Lenmed Investments Ltd.
- Life Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd.
- M-Care (Pty) Ltd.
- Mediclinic Group Ltd.
- Melomed Hospital Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
- Mondia Health (Pty) Ltd.
- National Department of Health
- National Hospital Network Npc
- Netcare Ltd.
- Nurture Care Group (Pty) Ltd.
- Rh Bophelo Ltd.
- Van Rensburg and Partners Southern Africa Inc.
- Kaelo Prime Cure (Pty) Ltd.
- Medicross Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd.
- Momentum Group Ltd.
- Novahealth (Pty) Ltd.
- Benmore Optometrists Cc
- Dynamic Vision Network (Pty) Ltd.
- Kfml Holdings (Pty) Ltd.
- Mellins I Style Optometrists Inc.
- Moffatt Inc.
- Neovision Group (Pty) Ltd.
- Torga Optical (Pty) Ltd.
- AC Mauff and Partners
- Ampath Trust
- Bio Analytical Research Corporation South Africa (Pty) Ltd.
- Dietrich Voigt Mia (Pty) Ltd.
- Ishara Ramparsad Inc.
- National Health Laboratory Service
- Cape Medical Response (Pty) Ltd.
- David's Medical Response (Pty) Ltd.
- Er24 Ems (Pty) Ltd.
- Gardmed Ambulance Service Trust
- Hartmann Trading Cc
- Netcare Ltd.
- Relay Ems (Pty) Ltd.
- South African National Blood Service Npc
- Western Cape Blood Service Npc
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