− Telehealth market continues to grow after Covid-19 pandemic boom − Digital solutions expand access and decrease costs in emerging markets − Services and technologies including artificial intelligence are driving specialisation − Private-public partnerships at the forefront of health tech development After a surge in uptake during the Covid-19 pandemic, the telehealth industry is courting…
En Español Front and centre in the fight against Covid-19, the Mexican health care sector embraced digitalisation and adopted new strategies to redesign service offerings. This report covers the country’s preparedness factors, and focuses on the health care sector’s response strategy to the pandemic as well as the recovery trends being observed today. The health challenges faced in Mexico,…
In English Este informe abarca los factores de preparación del país y se centra en la estrategia de respuesta del sector sanitario a la pandemia, así como en las tendencias de recuperación que se observan en la actualidad. Los retos sanitarios a los que se enfrentó México, al igual que muchos mercados emergentes, dieron lugar a estrategias únicas de respuesta y recuperación trazadas por los…
En Español – The extent of vaccine rollouts has varied wildly across the region – With more than 40% of the population inoculated, Chile leads the way – Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are among those with lower rates – Logistical issues pose significant challenges to governments As the global Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues, Latin American governments have seen their own vaccination…
– Before the pandemic, medical tourism was a major growth area – Dubai was a world leader among emerging market destinations – Covid-19 travel bans and lockdowns seriously dented growth – Increased emphasis on safety has enabled a gradual re-opening Prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, medical tourism was a significant growth industry in many emerging economies. While the pandemic…
– Concerns that developing nations will be pushed to the end of thevaccine roll-outqueue – Calls to suspend IP laws to incentivise vaccine production – The Gulf has pushed ahead while Latin America lags behind in vaccine rollout – COVAX Facility designed to counter vaccine nationalism A growing numberof countries around the world are launching Covid-19 vaccine programmes,…
As variouscountries contend witha second wave of Covid-19, many emerging markets are pinning their hopes on a vaccine that will allow them to confidently reopen their economies without the fear of health services being overwhelmed. With 20m people infected globally and 735,000 virus-related deaths as of August 10, it is becoming increasingly clear that a vaccine is required for…
En Español The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted supply chains around the world, giving rise to systemic challenges in a range of global industries. However, thesituation is also creating opportunities in some countries such as Mexico, whose medical supply sector is going through the initial stages of a significant expansion. While the Mexican medical device industry represents just…
With demand for health care on the rise across the developing world and many governments struggling to keep pace with the changing needs of their populations, a new generation of health tech start-ups is entering the market. Harnessing the possibilities brought about by the digital revolution – notably the expansion of mobile phone penetration, but also emerging disruptive technologies such as artificial…
As the world’s nations and businesses become increasingly interconnected, so too does the flow of global migration. According to the OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2018”, in 2017 some 258m people resided in a country other than the one they were born in, and over 5m foreign-born persons were permanently settled in OECD countries. This flow of people not only brings benefits…