About PPEV
Guiding patients to trusted care in South Africa.
PPEV Medical Tours bridges the gap between health and travel needs, offering access to a network of healthcare practitioners and facilities within South Africa — and support with the journey around treatment.
Who we are
Access to treatment that may be harder to reach at home.
PPEV helps patients access medical treatments that may not be readily available or affordable in their home countries. South Africa offers advanced medical technology, established healthcare facilities and a broad range of specialist services.
Our focus is particularly on patients from the African continent seeking medical and surgical treatment in South Africa, and on the family members who are often the ones making the arrangements.
Founding date & mission
Founded in 2022 as a one-stop medical travel service.
PPEV Medical Tours was established in 2022 to give medical tourists in the sub-Saharan region a single service for medical travel and the logistics that come with it.
Our mission is to make appropriate healthcare in South Africa easier to reach for patients from across the African continent — helping them identify the right specialist, coordinating treatment and travel, and reducing the difficulty and uncertainty that comes with seeking specialist care far from home.
- Founded
- 2022
- Head office
- Garsfontein, Pretoria
- Director’s experience
- 20+ years in healthcare
What we do
Medical guidance and travel coordination, together.
PPEV Medical Tours provides medical opinion and travel coordination for medical tourists, particularly patients from the African continent seeking medical and surgical treatment in South Africa. We help patients identify appropriate specialist doctors and hospitals, request quotations on their behalf, and assist with the logistics surrounding medical travel and treatment.
Hospital and surgical care is delivered by independent, registered specialists and accredited facilities. PPEV does not operate a hospital. Where a prescription is needed, our founding director, Dr Inchien Chamisa, can assist as a registered medical practitioner.
Our Medical Director
Dr Inchien Chamisa
Founder & Medical Director · Specialist General Surgeon
Dr Chamisa is a specialist General Surgeon with more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare and medical industry across the African continent. His professional experience includes work and study in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Scotland, England and Wales.
He is based in South Africa and currently runs a private medical practice in Pretoria. PPEV Medical Tours was created from his desire to help patients, particularly those travelling from other African countries, navigate the process of obtaining medical treatment in South Africa, drawing on a strong network within medical and surgical communities.
- MBChB (University of Zimbabwe)
- MRCS (Glasgow, UK)
- FRCS (Glasgow, UK)
- FCS (SA)
Accounting & finance
Mr Innocent Chamisa
Accounting & Financial Manager
Mr Chamisa has experience in accounting, project finance, marketing and strategic management across public and private sector environments in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He looks after the financial side of PPEV so that quotations and arrangements are handled carefully and transparently.
He is also studying a postgraduate qualification in Advanced Taxation through the University of South Africa (UNISA).
- Bachelor of Business Studies (Honours)
- Advanced Taxation — in progress, UNISA
How we work with you
A case officer for every enquiry.
When a patient requests assistance, PPEV assigns a case officer who becomes your point of contact. They ask for the basic medical information needed to understand your situation and, where appropriate and with your agreement, relevant documents can be shared with partner healthcare facilities for review and feedback.
How PPEV can help
Reducing the load on patients and their families.
PPEV aims to coordinate medical treatment and travel logistics across the whole of the patient’s journey.
Understand the need
We help you work out the type of specialist and facility appropriate for your condition.
Request the options
We approach appropriate partner hospitals and doctors for quotations and availability.
Coordinate the plan
We help you compare options and keep appointments, travel and paperwork aligned.
Arrange the travel
Visa logistics, flights, accommodation and airport transfers, organised around your dates.
Bridge the gaps
Interpreter assistance and prescription support where a barrier could get in the way of care.
Support the return
Follow-up appointments and continued coordination after you go home.
Why South Africa
A destination built for medical travel.
South Africa provides access to advanced medical care, well-equipped healthcare facilities and a broad range of specialist medical and surgical services, delivered through multiple private healthcare providers. It already receives medical tourists from a number of regions.
For many patients, treatment can be more accessible here — in both availability and cost — than in some other countries. The country is well connected by air, with the travel and accommodation infrastructure a medical trip needs. And for the recovery period, there is the country’s natural beauty, leisure, shopping and other activities to make recuperation easier.
PPEV Medical Tours
Ready to talk it through?
Start your journey with a short enquiry, or reach us on WhatsApp during office hours.