22-May-17 According to a poll conducted by Frontier Strategy Group, Brazil’s healthcare spending will only gradually return to pre-crisis levels. 69% of executives believe Brazil’s healthcare market would only return to its pre-crisis level after 2018. [image: DrPrem.com]

22-May-17 A study carried out in Latin American countries concluded that most efforts of the health system concentrate on the higher income population while neglecting the needs of the lower income classes, driven by the high cost of drugs. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

25-Apr-17 Obesity is increasing at a high pace with one in every five Brazilians obese. More than half the population is overweight. The prevalence of obesity has increased by 60% from 11.8% in 2006 to 18.9% in 2016. With little time to eat, people have reduced home-cooked meals and opted for faster, higher caloric foods. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

06-Apr-17 Global healthcare spending is roughly USD7 tn, according to the US Department of Commerce and many companies would have more success pursuing product approval in emerging markets as the technologies may be more helpful for those patient populations and the regulatory burdens more manageable, suggested Matthew Hein, representative for the US DoC at the MedTech Intelligence Global Regulatory conference. [image: MedTech Intelligence]

05-Apr-17 "Online doctor discovery and healthcare tech firm Practo will soon open its platform to insurers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The company's CEO Shashank ND said "we are looking to be a platform that connects any two stakeholders in the healthcare ecosystem, be it patients, providers, insurers, medical devices or others". [image: Practo]