30-Mar-15 Latin American pharmacy chains are expanding both in terms of geography and breadth of services. In Chile, Colombia and Peru, over 75% of pharmacy retailing is controlled by 3 or 4 large players. As these markets consolidate, foreign giants are expected to take note and show interest in entering the region. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

Latin America’s lack of fiscal discipline is likely to prevent public health from addressing adequately the additional costs of an aging population. That paves the way for massive private sector growth in fields such as telemedicine, healthcare IT, medical devices and medical technologies, that help personalise medicine or improve the efficiency of doctors and other healthcare professionals. [Image: Global Health Intelligence]

14-Oct-14 Medical device companies will see growing opportunities in Latin America in the next five years as spending power increases, Jim Hogan, president of Medtronic Latin America has said. Opportunities lie not only in selling to these countries, but expanding infrastructure that allows wider access to healthcare. [image: South Florida Business Journal / Celia Ampel]