Africa

Medical Travel Solutions for Healthcare

Alex Piper, President

OneWorld Global Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

www.oneworldglobalhealthcaresolutions.com

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM CONFERENCE

4TH EDITION - FUTURE OF MEDICAL TOURISM

2015

TOPICS

•International Position of Africa

•Healthcare in Africa

•Medical Travel in Africa

•Future of Medical Travel in Africa

•Opportunities to Attract Medical Travel Patients from Africa

•Conclusion

International Position of Africa

International Position of Africa

•Second Largest Continent in the World

•Second Most Population

•1.1 billion (2013)

• Fifty-four (54) Countries

Largest Metropolitan Areas in Africa

1. Lagos, Nigeria

2. Cairo, Egypt

3. Kinshasa – Brazzaville,

DRC

4. Greater Johannesburg,

South Africa

5. Mogadishu, Somalia

6. Khartoum-Omduram,

Sudan

7. Dar es Salaam,

Tanzania

8. Alexandria, Egypt

9. Abidjan, Ivory Coast

10. Casablanca,

Morocco

International Position of Africa

• Very young population with most people being

under the age of 25

• Africa remains the world's poorest and most

underdeveloped continent

• The poorest 25 ranked nations

(151st to 175th) were all African.

International Position of Africa

Rank Country GDP (PPP, 2015) millions of USD

1 Nigeria 1,108,720

2 Egypt 989,886

3 South Africa 725,004

4 Algeria 571,210

5 Morocco 265,723

6 Angola 185,172

7 Sudan 165,836

8 Ethiopia 158,345

9 Kenya 142,742

10 Tanzania 137,505

International Position of Africa

Rank Country/Region GDP (Millions of US$)

1 United States 17,418,925

2 China 10,380,380

3 Japan 4,616,335

4 Germany 3,859,547

5 United Kingdom 2,945,146

6 France 2,846,889

7 Brazil 2,353,025

8 Italy 2,147,952

9 India 2,049,501

10 Russia 1,857,461

11 Canada 1,788,717

IMF rank

Healthcare in Africa

Healthcare in Africa

• Vastly underfunded

• $25B - $35B needed over the period 2010 – 2020 to meet needs

• Private healthcare accounts for about 50% of ALL healthcare

financing and spending

• 10% of Hospital Spending is spent on equipment

• Life expectancy at birth is 54 yrs

• Maternal Mortality Rate is 620/10,000 births

Medical Travel in Africa

Where Do African Patients Go?

1. South Africa

2. India

3. Dubai

4. Malaysia

5. China

Why Do African Patients Travel?

1. Quality Treatment

2. Affordability

3. Lack of domestic capability

4. Reputation of the Destination

Why Do African Patients Travel?

1. Open Heart Surgery

2. Renal Transplants

3. Brain Surgery

4. Cancer Treatments

5. Eye Treatments

How Do African Patients Pay?

Cash

How Many Africans Travel?

1. 3,000 Nigerians per month travel to India

2. They spend $200 million per year doing that

3. In 2009, 4,000 visas were issued to Nigerians seeking

medical treatment, by India

4. In 2012, 38,000 visas were issued to Nigerians, by India

1. 18,000 travelled for medical treatment

2. spending $260m, or $15,000 each.

Future of Medical Travel in Africa

Duplicate the Nigerian numbers to

other African countries

African healthcare spending

continues to lag WHO requirements

How to Attract African Patients

Duplicate what successful countries

are doing

Invest in the process to attract patients

Get on the Ground!!

Corporate Responsibility = Country Returns

Advertise

Partner with Primary Healthcare Physicians

Cut Costs

Facilitate Travel

Offer Quality Treatment

Post Treatment Communication

Quiz

Rank the following countris from lowest insurance premium to

highest insurance premium for a medical travel insurance program

from Africa to the selected country.

• The country with the lowest insurance premium

would be ranked number one

• The country with the second lowest premium would be ranked

number two

Quiz

1. Spain

2. Korea

3. Dubai

4. India

5. United States of America

6. United Kingdom

7. France

8. Mexico

9. Republic of South Africa

10. Jordan

11. Colombia

Africa

Medical Travel Solutions for Healthcare

Alex Piper, President

OneWorld Global Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

www.oneworldglobalhealthcaresolutions.com

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM CONFERENCE

4TH EDITION - FUTURE OF MEDICAL TOURISM

2015