2. Overview Indian Healthcare Industry
• Size of the Indian Healthcare Industry : US $35 billion
• Indian Healthcare industry growing at rapid pace of 18%
• 600,000 physicians, 350,000 retail pharmacies, 18,000 new doctors every
year
• Healthcare infrastructure in India is dominated by government hospitals
• Pharmaceuticals industry is worth around US$ 20 billion, growing at 13%
and expected to reach US$ 49 billion by 2020
• Less than 15% population is covered through pre paid insurance scheme
• Hospitals and other healthcare businesses are realizing that IT can be a
great to increase efficiencies
• Governments started to encourage the growth of drug manufacturing by
Indian companies with the Patent Act in 1970
• Exports of pharmaceuticals products from India increased from US$6.23
billion in 2006-07 to US$8.7 billion in 2008-09 a combined annual growth
rate of 21.25%
3. MedicineMarket
• The Indian pharmaceutical industry is expected to expand at a CAGR of
around 12 % during 2012-20, mainly due to growth factors such as
presence of epidemiological factors, increase in affordability due to
increase in income, expansion of insurance coverage and increased
awareness.
•Increased use of technology and innovative business model are trends
among Indian healthcare providers to drive revenue growth
4. Challenges
• Lack of Infrastructure and manpower
• Inaccessibility of healthcare services
•Shortage of medical specialist
•Nursing profession in India losing grip
•Inefficiency of public healthcare providers
Evolution of FDI in Indian Healthcare