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By 2018, the total revenue of the medical device market will be three times higher than the current level of over 450 million USD ... Investors who are interested in investing in this field will enjoy preferential policies such as taxes, mechanisms and policies… of Vietnam.
According to the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham), the medical device market value is currently at $ 465.4 million and is forecast to continue to grow when it reaches $ 1.4 billion by year 2018.
This growth is explained by the increase in spending on health, coupled with the increasing demand for medical equipment. Meanwhile, Vietnam has only about 50 medical equipment manufacturers licensed by the Ministry of Health, providing only about 600 product samples, most of which are simple items, so it is not enough for market demand.
With the current market size of about 1000 medical equipment companies operating in Vietnam, the number of imported medical equipment has increased over the years. The evidence is that in 2012, the Ministry of Health only licensed the import of medical equipment for 3997 orders, by 2013, this number was 4205 orders and in 2014 it was 5500 orders.
According to the Ministry of Health, the import of medical equipment is on the rise, so the proportion of imported goods accounts for about 90% of the market. In which, the main countries supplying medical equipment to Vietnam are Japan, Germany, the US, China, Singapore and account for about 55% of the import value of medical equipment in Vietnam.
It can be seen that the demand for investment in medical equipment in Vietnam will continue to increase due to the rapid increase in medical costs. The investment in hi-tech medical equipment will mainly focus on major hospitals in big cities (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hue, Da Nang, Can Tho ...). Tilt TP. Ho Chi Minh City in the next 3 years is estimated to invest about 900 million USD to upgrade medical equipment for hospitals.
According to the representative of the Drug Administration of Vietnam, in order to reduce the need to import, Vietnam is calling on businesses to invest in the field of medical equipment, especially quality control equipment, metrological standards. products. Investors who are interested in investing in this field will enjoy preferential policies such as tax, policy mechanisms ... of Vietnam.
