A study carried out on four Latin American countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Chile concluded that most efforts of the health system concentrate on the higher income population [...]
A geriatric population suffering from multiple diseases is creating a shift in the home care market towards a more precision-based personal care model.
Scientists from Argentina and Cuba have developed “Vaxira”, a vaccine against lung cancer which will be commercially available by Elea laboratories from July.
Americas including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, United States, and Venezuela signed an agreement on health ethics in the 2017 Conference on compliance in [...]
The global smart medical devices market was estimated at USD33.7 billion in 2015 and is anticipated to grow at 7.8% to reach USD66.1 billion by 2024. Amongst the smart devices, diagnostic and [...]
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 is a fast growing healthcare market. The pharmaceutical industry in the region is likely to grow steadily over 2016-2024. The pharmaceutical products and the CMO market in Latin [...]
Ten new genomic institutions from Latin America have started using SOPHiA, the Sophi Genetics’ AI interface in a bid to democratize access to clinical genomics on the continent, and improve [...]
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report has stated that Brazil leads Latin America with the highest number of people suffering from depression (regarding absolute and relative [...]
