Today’s Latin American Over-the-Counter (OTC) market is riding tailwinds of social ascension and positive regulatory change, enabling healthy category growth despite choppy economic conditions.
Despite stagnant numbers, there are still a number of profitable product classes in response to the region’s aging population and the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
Brazil is the largest hospital infrastructure market in Latin America, but remains fragmented. While there are over 7,800 hospitals in the country, the average hospital is relatively small (24 beds).
Latin America’s political leaders have faced the rigorous challenge of governing a growing and increasingly empowered middle class electorate amid the region’s 2015-16 economic downturn. Squeezed [...]
Mexico has the second highest number of hospitals in Latin America and is on the road to building efficiencies. There are over 3,600 hospitals in the country, with a rising average bed size, [...]
After five years of decelerating GDP growth, Latin America entered negative territory in 2015, from which it has yet to emerge. Between 2015 and 2016 the region lost over US$ 1 trillion in GDP [...]
Two years of low commodity prices has shaken the economic foundation of Latin America’s economies. Political woes rife with corruption have had a compounding e ect, buckling some of the region’s [...]
Guatemala is an average sized hospital market in number of institutions, but whose hospitals are larger than its Central American peers. The country is host to 148 hospitals – on par with other [...]
The Dominican Republic has a high number of hospitals, but remains a highly fragmented market. While there are many hospitals in the country (445), the average hospital is relatively small (25 beds).
