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In recent years about one-third of the LatAm population changed its eating habits due to concerns about health, according to Kantar Worldpanel.

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The ranking of Mexico’s health care professionals compared to 188 countries around the world, according to the British medical journal The Lancet. This is a big feather in Mexico’s cap, as it puts their health care system in elite company.

17 million

The number of Brazilians with diabetes, an alarming statistic that represents 8.9 %of the overall Brazilian population.

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The five leading causes of death in Argentina are ischemic cardiopathies, low respiratory diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, COPD and Alzheimer’s.

4 out of 10

Colombians over the age of 50 suffer from a chronic disease. This includes medical issues such as diabetes, high blood pressure and chronic kidney disease.

50%

Of Chilean children between ages 5 and 7 have some degree of obesity, an unfortunate state of affairs for the country.

40

The number of years that it required for the obesity rate in Costa Rica to quadruple.

22%

of Latin Americans suffer from depression, according to WHO.

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The ranking, among all countries, of Chile in regard to its citizens’ access to medical care. This puts it in the top 25% in the entire world.

98%

The percentage of Chileans who at least try to eat healthy, according to the same survey.

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Uruguayans have undiagnosed fibromyalgia, a commonly underdiagnosed condition that causes muscle aches, fatigue, pain and sensitivity.

45%

Of Brazilian adults have at least one chronic disease. This include major players such as diabetes, arthritis, asthma, high blood pressure and depression.

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The average life expectancy for Mexicans who were born in the year 2015. This is 14 years older than the life expectancy of those born in 1970.

56%

Of Colombian adults struggle with being overweight or obese. This statistic may explain the issues with chronic diseases in the country.

3 out of 4

Mexicans in low-income areas suffer from some form of chronic disease. This includes diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension and more.

10%

Of Colombians who endured chronic malnutrition in early childhood. This also appears to have a causal relationship with the health problems experienced by many Colombians later in life.

17.6%

The percentage of Mexicans 12 years or older who smoke. This number is up from the 17% documented in 2011.

1,100

People in Uruguay die of a chronic respiratory disease each year.

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Slightly more than half (51%) of Argentines sleep 6 hours or less each night.

8 in 10

Latin Americans who suffer from hypertension don’t monitor it regularly, according to the WHO.

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The number of people in Uruguay who die each day from a cardiovascular disease.

1 in 5

The number of Brazilians who believe the country’s health system meets the needs of the population, according to a recent study.

70%

The percentage of Brazilians who do not have private health insurance, according to a recent study.

3 out of 10

The number of Costa Ricans with high blood pressure, a major risk factor for other conditions such as heart disease and stroke.

28.3%

The percentage of Chileans who do not drink enough water each day, according to their recent National Health Survey.

Global Health Intelligence (GHI) has changed all that.

Since 2013 we’ve focused on compiling the world’s largest Latin American hospitals database while also tracking data on other aspects of the LatAm healthcare industry. As a result, medical device/equipment companies operating in Latin America now can populate their CRM systems with a wealth of detailed data to further help them identify and leverage sales opportunities.

Below you can download a case study that explains how a leading global player in medical devices used GHI’s hospital database for its CRM system.

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After reviewing the case study, contact GHI for a free demo of our database.

You’ll get a direct sense of how your sales team can integrate our deep data with your CRM to uncover loads of new opportunities.

While most of it is structured best for subscribers who use it for propension analysis and to uncover new sales opportunities, there are any number of basic data points that can be helpful for all kinds of Latin American healthcare professionals. With them in mind, we’ve created what we expect to be the first in a series of infographics on Latin American hospitals and healthcare so that our fellow professionals have a quick and handy resource for reference.

Click below to download GHI’s Latin American hospitals infographic.

According to the Health Commission of the National Assembly of Venezuela, the health system collapsed because of non-functional diagnostic medical equipment that includes 90% of the CT scanners, mammographs, resonators, and laboratories in public hospitals subsequently leading to poor diagnosis and treatment.

A report from the National Assembly shows that 51% of the operating rooms in Venezuela are not operational leading to a waiting list at the public assistance centers. Highest number of deaths occurred in Zulia state with 1,409 cases; Carabobo 928; Aragua 888; Bolivar 802 and Capital District with 735 deaths.

Lack of food supply in the hospitals is another reason for deplorable patient conditions. According to data published, the infant mortality rate (due to lack of milk formula in the pediatric units) increased by 30% during 2016, leading to a total of approximately 11,500 deaths, reflecting the severity of the Venezuelan crisis.

Other reasons that further aggravate the situation in both public and private facilities are the shortage of funds to import medical equipment and maintain it.

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The theft in medicines has led to the loss of approximately USD2.7 million and, also contributes to the rise of illegal trade of these products in the open market (street vendors and internet). About 4% of the medicines sold in Mexico are irregular (1.5% are for sale on the Internet and 2.5% in markets on wheels or illegal establishments), all of which represents approximately USD440 million a year.

The Unefarm, the authorities of the Federal Commission for the Protection of Health Risks (Cofepris) and the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) work in coordination to report the theft of lots of merchandise and detection of irregular market or web pages without the corresponding certificate. The Unefarm stated that from 2013 to date the federal authorities have suspended about 17,000 illegal advertising advertisements linked to health, of which 67% are on the internet.

The organization mentioned the existence of an international agreement between health agencies of Mexico, Colombia, Paraguay and Central America, in coordination with Spain, to combat this type of sites and, other agreements with portals such as Free Market and Second Hand for monitoring, in collaboration with the Cyber ​​Police.

In the last year alone there were at least 50 robberies and assaults to pharmacies in the eastern area of ​​the state of Mexico and Mexico City, reason why the entrepreneurs have had to resort to the purchase of Insurance policies, alarms and closed circuits of surveillance, but has been insufficient.

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An example of this is the antiretroviral Kaletra, for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which Abbot sells in Mexico at a price of USD2.96 per pill, which amounts to more than USD2,100 annually.

World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that about 700,000 people die in Latin America every year due to lack of access to medicines. Families in the region spend an average of 30% of their income on health issues. The AHF emphasized on promoting early detection of the disease to curb HIV epidemic.

Currently, only 60% of HIV positive people in Mexico are aware of the available treatments. Government can provide treatment only if the authorities can buy generic medicines at more affordable prices. The organization urged the Mexican government to take advantage of the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

Additionally, pharmaceuticals prefer to extend their patents on medicines to generate profits at the expense human life. It was suggested by the AHF that patient organizations be included in meetings where governments and pharmaceutical companies discuss reductions in drug prices.

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According to the Colombian Society of Anesthesiology and Resuscitation (SCARE), perioperative medicine model is based on multidisciplinary and multi-professional care which involves medical specialist’s professionals from different fields of health, patient, and his family. ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) programs are leading the way in the care of patients undergoing major surgery, demonstrating to reduce hospitalization time by 30%, and complications by 50%, impacting on quality, security and costs.

The accelerated recovery program “ERAS” has been implemented with strong results at the Reina Sofía Clinic in Bogotá, a pioneer in Colombia.

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Try out Global Health Intelligence’s LatAm hospitals database to find out more about equipment counts and more than 130 other data points about hospitals in Colombia. Enhanced data visualization tools help you drill down to see where your sales team can find opportunities, and you can even connect your CRM system with the database to further enhance your sales capabilities based on 100% verified, rock-solid data to spike your results. For a quick view of what’s happening with Colombian hospitals in key areas, explore our ranking of the best-equipped hospitals in Colombia and in 7 other major LatAm markets.

As per the Colombian Immigration Agency records, the number of international passengers travelling for healthcare services, has grown by 22.9% every year (6,281 tourists in 2012 to 14,339 tourists in 2016).

The cities such as Bogotá, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, and Bucaramanga attract the largest number of international patients who are looking for quality care in healthcare services in the fields of ophthalmology, cardiology, dentistry, neurology, and oncology etc.

A report by Procolombia states that healthcare services in the country are approximately 40% cheaper than in the United States. Besides that, the geographical position of the country is an advantage with its access to a whole continent and highly trained human resources, additionally, international organizations such as Joint Commission International have certified five hospitals for their patient care standards. As per the ranking provided by América Economía, Colombia has 22 hospitals that are listed among the best hospitals in Latin America.

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To uncover sales opportunities within the Colombian market for capital equipment, medical devices, PACS, RIS and more, contact Global Health Intelligence to learn more about our hospitals database, which tracks more than 130 data points for more than 15,000 hospitals in  Latin America. You can also see which are the best-equipped hospitals in Colombia with our newly released ranking.

The AI market in the health field is booming, supported by Silicon Valley giants and emerging companies. The market has been estimated to reach USD6.6 billion by 2021. The market is anticipated to have a double digit accelerated growth of 62.2% between 2016-2022.

The data collection is mainly via smartphones and other connected objects that the companies are developing. Companies like Cardiogram are creating applications that can detect arrhythmias in users of smart watches. The company uses the clock’s sensors and an algorithm to distinguish a normal heart rate from an atrial fibrillation which can lead to a heart attack. University of Harvard and university of Vermont created to tool to identify cases of depression by analyzing the photos published on the Instagram network. Google (Alphabet), is developing its departments’ DeepMind using AI to help doctors assess the risks of cancer spread and develop appropriate radiotherapy treatments.

Other big companies involved in developing AI tools are IBM, Medtronic, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Sentrian, Healthsense Inc, Propeller Health, Buoy Health, etc. Most new startups use machine learning and predictive analytics. Currently, North America leads the AI healthcare market, followed by Europe. India and China in the Asia Pacific region have the highest potential for growth.

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Sign up for our LatAm hospitals database today to find out about tech capabilities of more than 15,000 hospitals in Latin America: rock-solid, dependable data for making decisions and spiking your sales with detailed knowledge that uncovers opportunities. These kinds of insights can give you a better understanding of AI tools being used in Latin American hospitals. We can also go further with custom research that will further let you see the gaps your equipment can fill and thus drive revenues.

To fill this gap, Global Health Intelligence (GHI) decided to delve into its database (which covers 86% of all hospitals in Latin America and now includes Bolivia, Uruguay and Paraguay) to analyze which hospitals have the highest equipment counts in 4 specific categories:

• Patient care (number of beds)
• Diagnostic imaging equipment
• Cardiovascular equipment
• Maternity unit equipment

These four categories are critical pillars when evaluating patient care. The number of beds within an institution is often an indicator of the size of the hospital and may be correlated to the level of care. Diagnostic imaging equipment is essential to properly diagnose any number of life-threatening and chronic conditions. Cardiovascular equipment is just as important given the prevalence of heart disease in Latin America. A majority of births take place in hospitals and birthing is one of the main activities of most hospitals, which denotes significant importance to maternity units and infant care. While additional categories could have been included, GHI decided to focus on these 4 areas of care in order make the ranking more manageable.

Why Multiple Categories and Countries?

Rankings are often all-encompassing with no specific focus, such as the “The 50 best hospitals.” Given the complexities of healthcare systems in place and the context in which they operate, GHI opted to acknowledge these characteristics by creating a ranking per leading category. This also enables smaller yet more specialized hospitals to form part of the ranking.

GHI applied the same plurality by setting up the rankings per country in order to reflect local market dynamics accurately. For example, Brazil has over 200 million people and over 7,000 hospitals. It would be an unjust comparison to include Brazilian hospitals alongside those of Peru, for instance, a market that’s 10 times smaller.

Rankings for the Best Equipped Hospitals

The best-equipped hospitals in Argentina
The best-equipped hospitals in Brazil
The best-equipped hospitals in Chile
The best-equipped hospitals in Colombia
The best-equipped hospitals in Dominican Republic
The best-equipped hospitals in Mexico
The best-equipped hospitals in Peru
The best-equipped hospitals in Puerto Rico

Dive Deeper

This GHI ranking will give you an initial sense of which Latin American hospitals are best-equipped. But that’s just a surface view. It takes a deeper dive into the data to understand which market segments have the best potential to drive your revenues.

You can get this deep dive by subscribing to our database , which quickly lets you use data visualization tools to see which hospitals have the biggest needs and what those needs are. Parsing that is what will uncover opportunities for your sales team and allow you to grow your revenues in different markets. Check out this video to understand how the database can help drive new and existing revenue streams. Then contact GHI directly for an even deeper sense of how our database can be the perfect tool for your sales team.