Watch | Private healthcare costs

JOHANNESBURG - Healthcare affordability is a challenge in South Africa.

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Only a few can afford medical aid and the rest of the population rely on the already burdened healthcare system.

What are some of the contributions to the private hospital costs? And is there a way out?

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CEO of Advanced Health, Gerhard Van Emmenis, spoke to eNCA.