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The healthcare and medtech market in South Africa

Healthcare and life science in South Africa
South Africa’s healthcare industry is a very dynamic sector. Currently, the public sector provides health care for 80% of the population and accounts for approximately 48% of total health care spending. There is a two-tier healthcare system in South Africa with a large subsidized public sector and a small high-quality private sector. With significant funding and the best specialists going to the private sector, a major gap exists between public and private healthcare facilities in much of the country. The Government’s National Health Insurance (NHI) aims to ensure that all citizens and residents of South Africa, irrespective of socioeconomic status, have access to good-quality health services provided by both the public and private sectors, thereby reducing financial barriers to health care. 

M-health solutions
The use of mobile and other digital technologies represents a huge opportunity for strengthening access to health care and the delivery of health care across South Africa. Mobile phone ownership and usage is widespread among all age groups in the country, and internet penetration is increasing. Reaching out to people through their phones can therefore play an important role in raising awareness and promoting more health-focused behaviour. At the same time, through better use of technology in health facility settings, gaps and bottle-necks in the service delivery can be identified in real time and rapidly addressed. A scale-up of mobile health technologies gives companies the opportunity to demonstrate private sector leadership and contribute to tangible, positive change in the way health care is accessed and delivered in South Africa. Scaling up of m-health is in compliance with the objectives of the National Development Plan as well as the Sustainable Development Goals in South Africa. Companies that work in the field of technology also have an excellent opportunity to create shared value by contributing to the local research and innovation capacity and develop, cost effective solutions, whiclead to better a health infrastructure.

Life Science
The life science industry can be categorised in two interlinked subsectors; Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals. South Africa has the largest life science market on the African continent, at approx. USD 3.2 billion. Leading to the continent’s largest healthcare market valued at approx. USD 28.1 billion. Further to this, the South African prescription drug, generic drug and OTC drug markets are all projected to show considerable growth up to 2023.

(Source: World Bank, WHO).

Target group and incentives

The eHealth strategy defines mHealth as a subsidiary of eHealth, which includes applications to provide health education and awareness; facilitate remote data collection and remote monitoring of health programme implementation; communication and training for healthcare workers; disease and epidemic outbreak tracking; and diagnostic and treatment support. According to the International Telecommunication Unit (ITU), South Africa has over 76 million mobile phone subscribers, an average of 146 mobile cellphone subscriptions per 100 persons, and 75% of mobile phone owners – being in low-income groups – are 15 years or older. Through the use of mobile phone technology, mHealth is considered a catalyst in the strengthening of health systems and has the potential to transform the health service delivery within South Africa, whilst creating a socio-economic impact by improving the effectiveness and efficiency of care.

In compliance with the national and local healthcare strategy, this business delegation targets companies with solutions in the following areas: m-health, m-tech, medtech, tele-health, edtech, medical care and medical equipment areas:

1. Emergency response systems (e.g. road traffic accidents, emergency obstetric care).
2. Disease surveillance and control (e.g. Malaria, HIV/AIDS, TB, Avian Flu, chronic diseases).
3. Human resources coordination, management, and supervision.
4. Synchronous and asynchronous mobile telemedicine diagnostic and decision support for clinicians at point-ofcare. ‘
5. Remote patient monitoring and clinical care.
6. Health extension services, health promotion, and community mobilization.
7. Health services monitoring and reporting. 
8. Health-related m-learning for the general public. 
9. Training and continuing professional development for health care workers.

Contact 

Contact, 
CEO, Flemming Sorensen if you like to join the delegation
fls@nordic-african.com