Health and Medical Advice in South Africa
If you are traveling to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup in 2010, comprehensive travel insurance is going to be 100% necessary. The public hospitals are good but often overcrowded and, in some cases, not up to the standard of European state hospitals.
Private hospitals are also widely available, equipped with modern technology and highly qualified specialists and medical staff; but these obviously have to be paid for at a higher price and a lack of sufficient travel insurance could leave you with a hefty bill after your stay in South Africa.
There wil also be medical units with ample first-aid facilities to meet the needs of the visitors to the stadiums proposed for the 2010 World Cup.
A major health issue in South Africa is AIDS / HIV, an estimated 20% of the entire population is infected with the disease, although the actual figure could be far higher. Health programs are underway and the South African government has undertaken the imense task to try and eradicate the disease in the future. But miseducation of the countries people is leading to increased figures each year.
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