PHILIPPINES DIABETES CARE DEVICES MARKET - GROWTH, TRENDS, COVID-19 IMPACT, AND FORECASTS (2022 - 2027)
The Philippines Diabetes Care Devices Market is expected to register a CAGR greater than 5% over the forecast period, 2022-2027.
COVID-19 is a new illness caused by a strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Most patients infected with the virus will develop mild to moderate respiratory disease and will recover without the need for special care. The elderly and those with underlying medical disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, lung disease, obesity, and cancer are more prone to develop serious illnesses. The virus's invasion of different cells in the body, including the heart and lungs, creates inflammatory alterations that cause inflammation and multi-organ damage. Diabetes has been linked to systemic inflammation. Diabetes patients had increased virus entrance, a reduced immune response, less viral clearance, and dysregulated inflammatory markers, according to research.
Patients with diabetes may be at the same risk of getting COVID-19 as those who do not have diabetes. However, due to the disease's fundamental characteristic, people with diabetes have a greater risk of hospitalisation, ICU admissions, severe sequelae, and mortality after contracting COVID -19 than those without diabetes.
Diabetes is a complicated condition defined by high blood sugar levels as a result of impaired insulin production and/or action. Insulin is a pancreatic hormone that controls blood sugar levels in the body. Diabetes uncontrolled causes a variety of consequences, including heart attack, stroke, leg amputation, blindness, and kidney failure. According to DOST-FNRI data, Prediabetes affects around 14.2% of the population. When diabetes and prediabetes are combined, one out of every five Filipinos has abnormal glucose levels.
Key Market TrendsManagement Devices Hold Highest Market Share in Philippines Diabetes Care Devices MarketDiabetes has a disproportionate financial impact on patients in low- and middle-income nations. The occurrence of complications may also raise medical spending, which has a significant influence on the direct health-care expenditures of diabetes. The Philippines' Universal Health Care Act of 2019 established the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC), an advisory body tasked with recommending medications and technology for government financing. A single insulin analogue pen is currently worth three days of minimum wage salary. HTAC is aiming to put insulin analogues in the Philippine formulary to reduce costs and influence government discussions. As this method develops traction, it is critical to enhance primary care units and referral networks to build a strong infrastructure for diabetes care delivery.
Diabetes care in the Philippines is limited in terms of resources, government assistance, and economics. In a preventative approach, the national insurance system does not cover full diabetic care, and private insurance firms only provide minimal diabetes coverage. As a result, the majority of patients rely on "out-of-pocket" charges, such as laboratory procedures and daily prescriptions.
Increasing Diabetes Population in the PhilippinesThe Philippines confronts significant impediments to health care, including insufficient health finance, which leads to high out-of-pocket expenses, and a fragmented referral system from general care to specialized care units. Access to diabetic devices became an even larger challenge for the Philippines during the COVID-19 epidemic because of financial limitations from the economic slowdown and significant supply gaps. Addressing these impediments is critical to resolving the country's insulin and diabetes care access issue.
Millions of individuals in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) do not have access to insulin or routine diabetes care. The Philippines, a lower-middle-income Southeast Asian country with over 4 million diabetic adults, is no stranger to this dilemma. Diabetes is the fourth greatest cause of mortality in the Philippines.
As a result, the diabetes care devices market in Indonesia is predicted to expand gradually in the coming years.
Competitive LandscapeNew diabetes device innovations, such as continuous glucose monitoring, have expanded the market for monitoring devices. Mergers and acquisitions among businesses, including as Dexcom's acquisition of TypeZero Technologies, are paving the road for automated insulin administration. Rather than simply boosting the market for continuous glucose monitoring devices, the purchase has propelled Dexcom ahead in the race to develop an artificial pancreas system.
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