Medical tourism stimulating SA economy
14th Nov 2006, 13:52 GMT
South Africa currently earns about R270-million from medical tourism, said Dr Tshepo Maaka, the managing director of Serokolo Health Tourism. Maaka said the country was increasingly being seen as a destination for medical tourism and cited factors such as its highly trained doctors, and excellent medical care.
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