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COLOMBIA INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2020-  Life sciences

HEALTHCARE RE-INDUSTRIALIZATION

5 REASONS TO INVESTIN COLOMBIA’S HEALTH CARE SECTOR

  1. The healthcare system in Colombia is proficient and offers high quality services. Colombia has universal health coverage and the highest share of health public spending in the region.
  2. In 2026, health expenditure, as a percentage of GDP, will be 9.0% and per capita spending USD 699.
  3. The demand for pharmaceutical products in Colombia is high and with a growing trend. Pharmaceutical sales will increase due to the expected dynamics of out-of-pocket spending.
  4. The medical and scientific talent in Colombia allows us to offer high quality health services in specialties such as cardiology, cancer treatments, ophthalmology, orthopedics, among others.
  5. Foreigners who travel to Colombia to receive medical procedures save on average between 50% and 60% in costs with respect to their country of origin.

21 of the top 50 hospitals in the region are in Colombia.

51 millon de habitantes. Colombia has more than 51 million inhabitants with universal health coverage.

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

  • Production and export of pharmaceutical products.
  • Development of clinical trials.
  • Production and export of vaccines.