BMI: Middle East and Africa Pharma & Healthcare Insight (Dec-11)
06 Dec 2011 (14 Pages)
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Abstract
The rise of lifestyle diseases associated with obesity and the relatively high per capita spending of the GCC countries
is going to attract medical device manufacturers, especially as the Arab Spring has led to an increase in public healthcare expenditure. There is increasing demand for private healthcare and governments are seeking to control healthcare expenditure by increasing health insurance uptake.
In October, Cappella Medical Devices, a stent manufacturer based in Ireland, announced that will expand its distribution network The scientific and anecdotal evidence indicates that the UAE is about to experience an explosion in demand for the treatment of diseases related to hypertension, obesity and diabetes. Since the UAE introduced mandatory blood tests and healthcare checks for all residents renewing membership to the health insurance schemes, data has been compiled on these risk factors that makes for fairly shocking reading. Almost 36% of Emiratis are classified obese, despite having a median age of just 19. The expatriate population fares slightly better, especially as the median age is 30, but in general men had higher incidences of hypertension and women had higher rates of obesity.
is going to attract medical device manufacturers, especially as the Arab Spring has led to an increase in public healthcare expenditure. There is increasing demand for private healthcare and governments are seeking to control healthcare expenditure by increasing health insurance uptake.
In October, Cappella Medical Devices, a stent manufacturer based in Ireland, announced that will expand its distribution network The scientific and anecdotal evidence indicates that the UAE is about to experience an explosion in demand for the treatment of diseases related to hypertension, obesity and diabetes. Since the UAE introduced mandatory blood tests and healthcare checks for all residents renewing membership to the health insurance schemes, data has been compiled on these risk factors that makes for fairly shocking reading. Almost 36% of Emiratis are classified obese, despite having a median age of just 19. The expatriate population fares slightly better, especially as the median age is 30, but in general men had higher incidences of hypertension and women had higher rates of obesity.
