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fiogf49gjkf0d AS SOUTH AFRICA HAS NO NATIONAL HEALTH WELFARE
SCHEME, VISITORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN
MEDICAL EXPENSES. VISITORS SHOULD OBTAIN MEDICAL
INSURANCE PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM THEIR COUNTRY
OF ORIGIN.
DOCTORS ARE LISTED UNDER 'MEDICAL' OR 'MEDIESE'
IN ALL TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES. HOSPITALISATION IS
GENERALLY ARRANGED THROUGH A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.
BUT IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, VISITORS MAY
TELEPHONE OR GO DIRECTLY TO THE CASUALTY DEPARTMENT
OF ANY GENERAL HOSPITAL IN THE LARGER CITIES OR ANY
HOSPITAL IN THE SMALL TOWNS. STANDARDS ARE GENERALLY
VERY HIGH, ESPCIALLY IN THE LARGE PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS.
TAP WATER IS PURIFIED AND IS SAFE TO DRINK IN MOST AREAS.
MALARIA RISK EXISTS ALL YEAR ROUND IN THE LOW LYING AREAS
OF THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN TRANSVAAL AND IN THE AREAS OF
NATAL BORDERING THE TUGELA RIVER. THE RISK IS HIGHEST FROM
OCTOBER TO MAY.
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