Saudi Arabia's M-health Gaining Strong Momentum

Monday 15 October 2012, Amsterdam

Saudi Arabia is facing a shortage of trained medical staff, resulting in an insufficient access to the basic medical care. The adoption of m-health services is providing an impetus to the healthcare industry to address these problems through the remote delivery of healthcare services, such as health education and awareness, distant data collection and monitoring, and epidemic tracking. Moreover, the rapid adoption of smartphones and tablet devices, such as the iPad, by healthcare providers has triggered a significant growth in the use of m-Health applications. With the rising penetration of smartphone, more number of users are expected to use healthcare mobile applications in the coming years.

According to the new report, "Saudi Arabian Healthcare Forecast to 2015", Saudi Arabia medical device market is witnessing tremendous growth supported by strong investment in the healthcare infrastructure by the government. High investment in healthcare infrastructure, both in public and private sector is creating demand for medical devices in the country. In addition, the affordability factor will also manipulate the growth of the market. On the back of all these factors, the Kingdom's healthcare industry is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 13% during 2012-2015.

The report studies the Kingdom's healthcare industry by dividing it into various segments, including hospital services, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. The study also analyzes various crucial factors like medical test rates in private hospitals, consultancy fees, bed capacity and number of physicians in order to provide an in-depth knowledge about the industry to the potential investors.

The new report, "Saudi Arabian Healthcare Forecast to 2015", covers various aspects of the healthcare industry, providing a detailed analysis of each segment, be it hospital services, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Our report analyzed that tier-I cities, like Riyadh and Jeddah dominate the healthcare market in Saudi Arabia. We also studied the reasons for growing private investments into healthcare in these locations. The report covers the analysis for top five regions in the country, including details of healthcare infrastructure and professionals, among others. It also discusses how consolidation, increasing construction of healthcare facilities, e-health, and m-health are influencing the industry's growth.