Over the past two decades, Israel had risen to be an global medical devices innovation hub, reinforcing its position as one of the major contributors to the growth of the innovations in the global medical devices sector. With a plethora of scientific resources, ease of conducting clinical research studies, globally competitive intellectual portfoli...

3D printing (3DP) will have a strong commercial impact across major consumer segments of the global healthcare sectors, an industry that necessitates efficient production of primarily complex or personalized products. The opportunity to customize drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and medical devices drives an era of personalized medic...

A few telehealth conferences have been held in Malaysia since 1997, but ‘The First Telemedicine Conference 2015’ was a notable event where multiple stakeholders, vendors, academia and healthcare providers gathered to discuss the initial steps for building an ecosystem for telemedicine. The conference held in August 2015 at Sunway Medical Centre...

The global care assistance and automation robots market is expected to achieve rapid adoption with a CAGR of 36% through 2021. As doctors and care providers pay more attention to patients, leaving daily tasks for the efficient handling of robotic systems, patients will receive improved quality of care and reduced hospital readmission, the prime rea...

APAC’s home health monitoring market is set to generate nearly $2.2 billion by 2020. Local and international vendors should identify the long-term market progression and opportunity within home monitoring for both acute and chronic care in this region. APAC is shifting from centralized to decentralized models due to the need for efficient care de...

eHealth to Strengthen Delivery of Care for Non-communicable Diseases in Africa Narrowing the Accessibility Gap through Partnerships, Growth Opportunities Created by Increased Disease Prevalence This study aims to analyse the eHealth market in Africa and its application in the mitigation of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The major focus is on ma...

21 Dec 2016  |  Africa

African Pharmaceuticals Market, Forecast to 2020

Assessing Market Potential with a Focus on Kenya and Nigeria

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The pharmaceuticals market in Africa is expected to reach a business opportunity of $45 billion in 2020, propelled by a convergence of changing economic profiles, rapid urbanisation, increased healthcare spending and investment, and increasing incidence of chronic lifestyle diseases. The tropical climate of Africa makes the continent the largest re...

The biggest challenge for emerging cardiac procedures is adoption barrier and reimbursement. The long-term clinical evidence gathered through clinical studies and the technological improvement in the product pipeline has addressed the adoption barrier and reimbursement coverage based on morbidity of the patients is the first step towards increased ...

The 13th annual Partners Connected Health Symposium was held at the Boston Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center in October 2016. The key theme of the event was “Digital technology that cares. Bringing the human element to life.” The following piece presents analyst highlights, views, and major observed themes in digital health as well as company-...