Social Infrastructure Analysis for the Indian Healthcare Industry

Published by: Frost & Sullivan

Published: Jul. 6, 2007 - 33 Pages

Table of Contents

1. Healthcare Indicators

1. Basic Healthcare Indicators

1. Key Healthcare Indicators

2. Causes of Mortality

2. Social and Labor Analysis

1. Socio-Economic Factors Impacting the Indian Healthcare Industry

1. Demographic Analysis

2. Lifestyle Indicators

3. Consumption Pattern

4. Labor Market Analysis

3. Healthcare Services and Infrastructure

1. Healthcare Services and Infrastructure

1. Healthcare Infrastructure

2. Telemedicine and E - health

3. Healthcare Outsourcing

4. Healthcare Insurance

4. Implications and Growth Opportunities

1. Social Trends and their Implications

1. Implications of Social Trends on the Healthcare Industry

2. Business Growth Opportunities

1. Growth Opportunities

Abstract

Indians have become increasingly healthy since the mid 1990s, as is evident from the improvements in almost all commonly used healthcare indicators such as maternal mortality ratio (MMR), life expectancy, infant mortality, and death rate. This is mainly due to the country’s economic and social transformation as well as a rise in the standard and quality of medical services and its greater accessibility. The Government has been emphasizing on the development of the healthcare industry, especially, its infrastructure. To this end, it has collaborated with the private sector as well as initiated healthcare-related programs such as e-Health and telemedicine. Numerous family welfare and healthcare programs such as national disease control receive considerable funding from several bilateral and multilateral donor agencies. The social and infrastructural development plays a critical role in the development of this industry. General demographic trends greatly impact this demand-driven industry and increased industry-specific infrastructural developments provide added impetus.

India is experiencing a continuous increase in life expectancy and a decline in the birth rate. This trend is expected to persist over the next couple of years. The increased importance given to medical and technical education by the Government has resulted in a qualified labor force, which bodes well for the country’s potential as a healthcare outsourcing hub. There are significant growth opportunities in stem cell biology, biofuels, and bioinformatics, while rigorous R&D efforts will aid in the development of advanced treatment for several debilitating diseases. A possible shortage in the number of hospital beds (considering the rising healthcare needs) will compel the industry to consider the use of remote patient monitoring systems.

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