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South Africa is a diverse country with a population of 52.98 million, of which approximately 27 million (51.8 %) are female and approximately 25 million (48.7 %) are male [1]. In 2012 the country spent 8.8 % of its GDP on health (approx. USD 18.4 billion), and its per capita expense was USD 982 [2]. The under-resourced public sector serves 84 % of the total population, and the small private sector serves the remaining 16.2 % of the population; however, both sectors spent similar amounts of money (approx. USD 9.2 billion) on its patient population. The South African government has committed to universal health coverage by 2025, which is considered to be critical to improve the health of the population and to compensate for systemic inequalities [3].
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The authors express deep thanks to Dr. Debashis Basu and Mrs. Sheila Doucet who have helped in reviewing the chapter and giving their inputs and suggestions to improve it.
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Mueller, D.B., Govender, M. (2016). HTA in a Public Hospital in South Africa. In: Sampietro-Colom, L., Martin, J. (eds) Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment. Adis, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39205-9_22
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