Eastern Europe Top Region for Healthcare Investments

With a population of 420 million generating $4660 billion in GDP, Eastern Europe is swiftly gaining momentum as a key area for private and public investment in healthcare and health services, according to a new Frost & Sullivan Insights report.

Eastern Europe Healthcare Outlook 2014 points to “booming business potential for health services in 16 countries, among which Russia, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Greece, Bulgaria and the CIS”, shedding light on the changing healthcare dynamics in the region. With the number of hospitals reaching nearly 15.000 units, healthcare spending has been growing from $260 billion of 2010 to an additional 13 per cent in 2013. The percentage of private healthcare spending has also seen growth of an additional 6 per cent from 44 per cent of 2010.

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