Healthcare Investment in Stocks
Healthcare Investment in Stocks
The Government of India is planning to increase public health spending to 2.5% of the country's GDP by 2025.
Healthcare has become one of India’s largest sector, both in terms
of revenue and employment. Healthcare comprises hospitals, medical
devices, clinical trials, outsourcing, telemedicine, medical
tourism, health insurance and medical equipment. The Indian
healthcare sector is growing at a brisk pace due to its
strengthening coverage, services and increasing expenditure by
public as well private players.
Indian healthcare delivery system is categorised into two major
components public and private. The Government, i.e. public
healthcare system, comprises limited secondary and tertiary care
institutions in key cities and focuses on providing basic healthcare
facilities in the form of primary healthcare centres (PHCs) in rural
areas. The private sector provides majority of secondary, tertiary,
and quaternary care institutions with major concentration in metros
and tier I and tier II cities.
India's competitive advantage lies in its large pool of
well-trained medical professionals. India is also cost competitive
compared to its peers in Asia and Western countries. The cost of
surgery in India is about one-tenth of that in the US or Western
Europe.
As of May 04, 2021, 15.89 crore vaccine doses have been
administered through 23,35,822 sessions across the country.
The healthcare market can increase three-fold to Rs. 8.6 trillion by 2022. In Budget 2021, India’s public expenditure on healthcare stood at 1.2% as a percentage of the GDP.
A growing middle-class, coupled with rising burden of new diseases,
are boosting the demand for health insurance coverage. With
increasing demand for affordable and quality healthcare, penetration
of health insurance is poised to expand in the coming years. In
FY21, gross written premiums in the health segment grew at 13.7% YoY
to Rs. 58,584.36 crore. The health segment has a 29.5% share in the
total gross written premiums earned in the country.
In March 2021, various states and UTs started implementation of the
‘Intensified Mission Indradhanush 3.0’—a campaign aimed to reach
those children and pregnant women who were missed out or have been
left out of the routine immunisation programme due to the COVID-19
pandemic. This is aimed to accelerate the full immunisation of
children and pregnant women through a mission mode intervention.
In March 2021, the Parliament passed the National Commission for
Allied, Healthcare Professions Bill 2021, which aims to create a
body that will regulate and maintain educational and service
standards for healthcare professionals.
In the Union Budget 2021, investment in health infrastructure
expanded 2.37x, or 137% YoY; the total health sector allocation for
FY22 stood at Rs. 223,846 crore.
The government announced Rs. 64,180 crore outlay for the healthcare
sector over six years in the Union Budget 2021-22 to strengthen the
existing ‘National Health Mission’ by developing capacities of
primary, secondary and tertiary care, healthcare systems and
institutions for detection and cure of new & emerging
diseases.
In Union Budget 2021-22, the government announced its plans to
launch ‘Mission Poshan 2.0’ to merge ‘Supplementary Nutrition
Programme’ with ‘Poshan Abhiyan’ (Nutrition Mission) in order to
improve nutritional outcomes across 112 aspirational districts.
The Government of India approved continuation of ‘National Health Mission’ with a budget of Rs. 37,130 crore under the Union Budget 2021-22. In the Union Budget 2021, the Ministry of AYUSH was allocated Rs. 2,970 crore, up from Rs. 2,122 crore.
Between April 2000 and December 2020, FDI inflows for drugs and
pharmaceuticals sector stood at US$ 17.74 billion, according to the
data released by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade (DPIIT). Some of the recent initiatives in the Indian
healthcare industry are as follows:
As of May 04, 2021, 15.89 crore vaccine doses have been
administered through 23,35,822 sessions across the country.
In April 2021, Tata Digital infused Rs. 100 crore debt in 1mg,
the online medicine start-up, and was in the final stages of
acquiring a controlling stake in the company.
In April 2021, the Minsitry of Ayush and Council of Scientific
& Industrial Research completed multi-centre clinical trial of a
AYUSH 64 (a medicine) and found it useful for treatment of
mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infections.
By March 2021, India exported more vaccines than it had
administered to its citizens—60 million doses had been dispatched to
76 countries, while 52 million doses had been administered to Indian
citizens. Apart from vaccines, drugs indicated for Covid-19
treatment too witnessed an uptrend in exports.
For example, Remdesivir exports doubled in March 2021 to $14.8
million from $5.75 million in February 2021.
In March 2021, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the
Rajya Sabha that 157 medical colleges are under various stages of
implementation across India. Of this, 58 colleges are in the first
phase of implementation, 24 in the second phase and 75 are in the
third phase.
In March 2021, gross written premiums of health insurance companies
in the non-life insurance sector increased by 41% YoY to Rs.
2,185.05 crore, driven by rising demand for health insurance
products amid COVID-19 surge.
On March 17, 2021, the Health Ministry’s eSanjeevani telemedicine
service crossed 3 million teleconsultations since its launch, enabling patient-to-doctor
consultations from the confines of their home, and doctor-to-doctor
consultations.
In March 2021, Virchow Biotech, a Hyderabad-based firm, and the
Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) announced a collaboration to
manufacture up to 200 million doses of the Sputnik V vaccine in
India.
In February 2021, India approved the commercial supply of 24
million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to 25 countries, more than 2x the
10.5 million vaccines exported in January 2021.
Through this, seven countries, including Brazil, Morocco and
South Africa, were sent 10 million doses on a commercial basis.
On February 2021, the National Backward Classes Finance and
Development Corporation (NBCFDC) signed a MOU with Apollo Medskills
Pvt Ltd. to co-fund a COVID Vaccine Administration training
programmes for nurses, medical & nursing students and
pharmacists belonging to the NBCFDC target community.
In February 2021, the Competition Commission of India (CCI)
approved acquisition of Varian Medical Systems, Inc. by Siemens
Healthineers Holding I Gmb (SHS GmbH).
In February 2021, the Minister for Commerce and Industry of India,
Mr. Piyush Goyal, and the UK Secretary of State for International
Trade, Ms. Elizabeth Truss MP, completed a meeting to discuss the
bilateral trade and economic relations of
India–UK trade and investment relationship.
The Ministers also welcomed enhancement of bilateral health
cooperation between the two countries, such as on vaccines, which is
allowing India to serve as a global source of strength in overcoming
COVID-19-imposed challenges.
In February 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation
stones for two hospitals and launched ‘Asom Mala’, a programme for
state highways and major district roads, in Assam. He also added
that 1.25 crore people in the state are being benefitted from
Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
India is a land full of opportunities for players in the medical
devices industry. The country has also become one of the leading
destinations for high-end diagnostic services with tremendous
capital investment for advanced diagnostic facilities, thus catering
to a greater proportion of population. Besides, Indian medical
service consumers have become more conscious towards their
healthcare upkeep.
India's competitive advantage also lies in the increased success rate of Indian companies in getting Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) approvals. India also offers vast opportunities in R&D as well as medical tourism. To sum up, there are vast opportunities for investment in healthcare infrastructure in both urban and rural India.
Indian healthcare sector is much diversified and is full of opportunities in every segment, which includes providers, payers, and medical technology. With the increase in the competition, businesses are looking to explore for the latest dynamics and trends which will have positive impact on their business. The hospital industry in India is forecast to increase to Rs. 8.6 trillion by FY22 from Rs. 4 trillion in FY17 at a CAGR of 16–17%.
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