The
healthcare sector in Africa is showing signs of remarkable
improvement as the quality of hospitals and the availability
of qualified doctors has dramaticaly improved over the
last few years. By making the transformation from traditional
medicine to a modern and well structured healthcare system,
many African countries have been able to meet the growing
demands for quality healthcare services for their people.
The Council for Health Services Accreditation for Southern
Africa (COHASA) has been accrediting many hospitals under
its jurisdiction that meet 
the
applicable predetermined and published standards. However,
Africa’s healthcare industry is characterised by
a huge division between the private and public sectors
both in terms of facilities and funding. Perhaps the biggest
problem facing the public sector currently is the rising
incidence of HIV/AIDS, which is and will continue to place
considerable strain on the public health system in many
African countries.
As a result, there exist immense opportunities for the
supply of a wide range of hospital equipment, intrumentation,
machinery and allied medical products. Most of the requirement
s of the healthcare sector in Africa are imported from
various countries around the world. Being a price-sensitive
market, African buyers are always on the lookout for high
quality, competitively priced goods to meet their requirements.
All government efforts as well as the public and private
hospital sectors in Africa are dedicating their energies
towards making healthcare more accessible and affordable
for the general population of Africa.
