A catastrophic illness is a severe illness that requires prolonged hospitalisation and/or recovery, for example, heart attack, stroke, cancers, etc.
These illnesses incur high expenditure for the patient, family and healthcare facility, and may incapacitate the patient from working, leading to catastrophic health expenditure.
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