The Brazilian Association of High Tech Industry of
Medical Equipment, Products and Supplies (Abimed)
has recently shown the unsatisfactory results of the Brazilian health devices
industry in 2012. Although it has grown above Brazilian growth rate (around 2%),
the sector expected a higher progress at the beginning of the year.
The health devices market presented an increase of
4,2%, the industry showed a rise of 3,2% and the sector has created 5 thousand
new jobs, which represents an increase of 3,2%.
There are many explanations for this disappointing
fact. The national economic growth presented a terrible performance (not only
because of the international crisis, but also because of the Brazilian
structural problems), the National Health Surveillance Agency strike which
jeopardized the health market supply and the slowness on inspections at
international factories. Abimed also
indicates that the devaluation of the exchange rate and the absence of support
for innovation and local production postponed the development.
However, the Association believes there is space for a
10% rate of growth in 2013.
“Brazil is the sixth economy in the world and it represents a 2,8% in World’s
GDP, but only a 0,5% in the world’s health devices market. (…) we believe in
the economic recovery.”
Carlos Goulart
President of Abimed
