Middle East & Africa Remote Patient Monitoring Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Middle East & Africa Remote Patient Monitoring Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The Middle East & Africa Remote Patient Monitoring Market is expected to witness a CAGR of 13.2% during the forecast period, 2022-2027.

The COVID-19 epidemic put a huge strain on already overburdened and understaffed hospitals and healthcare systems around the world. The use of remote patient monitoring technologies during the pandemic let patients stay safe in their own homes while easing the burden on hospitals, emergency rooms, and front-line healthcare professionals, having a beneficial effect on the market. As per an article published in November 2020 titled "The UAE's implementation of remote patient care during the pandemic", the UAE's health authorities and service providers moved quickly to offer telemedicine options, including the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi's launch of the Remote Healthcare Platform. Moreover, as per the study published in August 2022, titled "Digital Health Technology for Remote Care in Primary Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from Dubai", From 188 visits in January 2020 to 11,757 visits in April 2020, the number of telemedicine visits increased. General health consultations (55,672; 52%), COVID-19-related consultations (18,523; 17%), and requests for laboratory tests (11,064; 10%) were the most frequently reported diagnoses. As per an article titled “South Africa’s COVID-19 spike intensifies” published in July 2022, the hospitalizations and deaths have jumped 90% to 100% in the past 2 years due to the surge in COVID cases. Thus, the increasing emergency admissions in the hospitals and the intensive care supplied to the patient, and the demand for vital minute monitoring is expected to accelerate the market in the country. As a result, the number of RPM devices utilized grew during COVID-19.

Growth in the geriatric population in the region is one of the major factors driving the growth of the market. For instance, according to the United Nations Population Fund’s World Population Dashboard’s Statistics 2021, in Kuwait, approximately 3.4% of the population of the country is aged 65 years and above. Since this age group is more vulnerable to chronic and lifestyle disorders, the demand for remote patient monitoring is anticipated to increase owing to regular monitoring and keeping a check on the vitals of these patients.

As per an article titled “Improving Management of Non-communicable Chronic Diseases in Primary Healthcare Centers in The Saudi Health Care System” published in March 2022, the growing prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) is placing increased pressure on healthcare systems, particularly primary health care. In Saudi Arabia, NCDs are responsible for 73% of all deaths. Many patients with NCDs do not receive treatment that meets their needs, even in well-managed integrated delivery systems. Therefore, the increasing emergency services and the improved healthcare systems demand the usage of remote patient monitoring devices and is expected to drive the market growth.

In addition, these devices are compact and portable, and patients can wear them all day without feeling uneasy. These devices also ensure that the patient’s conditions are monitored continuously. Growing demand for home-based monitoring devices also boosts the market's growth. According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services in 2021, several high-risk patients are able to prolong their healthy days at home and avoid being readmitted to the hospital because to remote monitoring. Clients who use remote monitoring report a 76% decrease in readmission rates, an average patient satisfaction rating of 89%, and overall medical cost savings of almost USD 370 million.

However, resistance from healthcare industry professionals regarding the adoption of monitoring systems, a lack of proper reimbursement policies in developed markets, and the stringent regulatory framework are the factors impeding the market's growth.

Key Market TrendsHeart Monitors are Expected to Witness a Rapid Growth During the Forecasted Period

Heart Monitors is a device that helps the patient to record the electrical activity of the heart (ECG). This device is about the size of a pager. It records the heart rate and rhythm. The increased death rate due to cardiovascular diseases across developed countries, and developing countries, has raised awareness among the patient population to opt for early and easy-to-monitor devices.

According to Saudi Health Ministry statistics, in 2021, 15% of the Saudi population suffer from hypertension, a risk factor that contributes significantly to cardiovascular diseases. With the increasing cases of cardiovascular diseases, the pressure on the government increases to take initiatives for the treatment of these diseases boosting the market growth in the country. Moreover, According to the World Heart Federation Updates from July 2021, Africa is home to more than 1 billion people and is a major contributor to the global burden of cardiovascular disease. Further, the increasing burden of cardiovascular diseases in the region is expected to increase the burden of cardiovascular diseases in the country which will further boost the growth of the segment.

According to Stats South Africa’s latest Financial statistics of consolidated general government report published in August 2021, total South African government spending bill was R2 trillion mark in the 2019/20 financial year. This translates to 12.1% of total general government spending, making it the fourth biggest expenditure item after general public services, education, and social protection. Similarly, most health services in South Africa (about 86%) are provided through the public sector, yet only about 50% of health expenditure comes from the government. Thus, the increasing healthcare expenditure is expected to uplift the market in the coming years.

Looking at the above-mentioned statistics, it is understood that there is a high burden of heart disease in the Middle East and Africa region which is the prime factor responsible for the rising demand for heart monitors in this region which is expected to fuel the growth of the market.

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is is Expected to Dominate the Market

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) includes countries, such as Riyadh, and Saudi Arabia among Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and UAE. Some of the factors such as the increasing geriatric population, and rising prevalence of chronic disorders, coupled with technological advancements are propelling the market growth in this region.

According to a new study commissioned by Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in September 2021, an integral part of Mubadala Health, to mark World Heart Day, more than a thousand UAE residents revealed that 55% of respondents had been directly affected by heart disease, either through being diagnosed themselves (12%), having a close friend or family member diagnosed with heart disease (53%), or both. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UAE, with symptoms in patients often occurring a decade earlier than their counterparts in other developed nations. Thus, the increasing cases of cardiovascular diseases in the region is expceted to increase the demand for remote pateint monitoring system over the forecast period.

Moreover, in March 2022, BioIntelliSense and Mubadala Health established a strategic collaboration to enable a continuous care model for medical-grade remote monitoring and management. Similarly, in January 2022, Ortus iHealth launched a pioneering new remote monitoring platform at Arab Health 2022. Such collaboration and product launches are expceted to further boost the growth of the market in the region over the forecast period.

Thus, all aforementioned factors are expected to boost the market in the region over the forecast period.

Competitive Landscape

The remote patient monitoring market in the Middle East and Africa is moderately consolidated and several medical device manufacturers are operating in the market along with several specialized remote patient monitoring equipment manufacturers. The industry is moderately competitive and there is a growing trend of partnerships and agreements between the industry participants and other medical device manufacturers in order to incorporate remote patient monitoring functionalities in their devices.

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