africon GmbH did an analysis of import statistics of medical equipment in East Africa for one of our clients in the sector. They were interested in understanding the supply and demand of hospital beds.
The findings were that the complex medical equipment market in EAC relies heavily on imports from various countries like China, Germany, and India. Kenya has the region’s biggest market followed by Tanzania and Uganda. According to sources, there also exists local manufacturing of standard hospital beds in EAC member states. However, our local research concluded that operating room beds are imported mostly from China and India due to lower prices from these sources. africon was therefore able to share the size of the market and provide recommendations as well as business connections for the client.
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Read previous SOTMs (Slides of the month) here.
Slide of the month (SOTM) January. The market for commercial vehicles in Kenya
Slide of the month (SOTM) December. The food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing industry in Nigeria
Slide of the month (SOTM) November. The construction industry in Africa
Slide of the month (SOTM) October. The meat & fish sector in Nigeria
Slide of the month (SOTM) September. The soft drinks market in Kenya