Latin America: A thousand patients undergoing HIV treatment are added to Isapres every year
According to insurance companies, spending on treatments of various diseases has grown by 47% in two years.
Global neurostimulation device market forecast 2017-2025
The global neurostimulation device market was estimated at USD1,902 million in 2016 and expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.67% between 2017-2025
13% Growth for Peru’s Medical Device Market
While being the smallest of the five major healthcare markets in Latin America, Peru has demonstrated steady and consistent growth from 2014 to 2016.
Brazil: Pharmacies start selling HIV “Self-Test”
Brazil began selling self-tests for HIV virus in pharmacies, becoming the first Latin American nation to market these tests.
Argentina: Telemedicine – Fast growing segment of the healthcare industry
Healthcare institutions use these services to have direct access to patients across the globe, which is indispensable for the growth of medical tourism.
Brazil: Ministry of Health launches e-tool to improve access to health information
Ministry of Health (MoH) presented a new communication channel called “e-health” for the citizens of Brazil.
Global medical device cleaning market estimated at USD1.3 million for 2017
The market is primarily driven by rising incidence of hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and the increasing focus on disinfection and sterilization of devices.
Ecuador: Annual losses of up to USD4,345 million due to poor nutrition
60% of this corresponds to malnutrition and 40% to overweight and obesity.
Chile among the top 50 countries with high access to healthcare
Chile ranked 48th in a study evaluating the Healthcare Access and Quality (HAQ) in 195 countries from 1990 to 2015.
Bolivia to invest more than USD150 million for nuclear medicine
Bolivia intends to invest more than USD150 million for the installation of three integral centers of nuclear medicine in the cities of El Alto, La Paz and Santa Cruz (east) for the detection and [...]
