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The Tanzanian Medical Imaging Market Offers Lucrative Opportunities for Suppliers Introducing New Technologies, Says Frost & Sullivan.

The Tanzanian medical imaging market provides primary diagnosis to a large proportion of the country's population. However, it is not yet an advanced market, and there remains a significant potential for suppliers to introduce new technologies.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, The Medical Imaging Market in Tanzania, finds that the market earned revenues of $4.10 million in 2008 and estimates this to reach $13.86 million in 2015. The medical imaging technologies covered in this study are ultrasounds, computed tomography ( CT ) scans and X-rays.

In 2000, the Tanzanian Government, in collaboration with the Dutch Government, initiated a hospital revitalisation programme, which included the provision of basic medical imaging systems to regional and district hospitals. The installation of these X-ray and ultrasound units was completed at the end of 2003, and many of these systems are now almost at the end of their lifecycles.

The digitisation of X-ray systems took place in Tanzania only during the last two years. Although the Tanzanian medical imaging market is still small, the advantages of digital processing are anticipated to drive sales in this market significantly. Frost & Sullivan expects a slow, but steady, adoption. Digital systems provide the benefits of image manipulation to enhance contrast, radiation control and patient throughput. Moreover, these systems are more cost-effective than analogue radiography.

Ultrasound systems with 3D imaging are likely to drive sales in the medium-to-long term, as the benefits of real-time reconstruction and visualisation of images can be seen with greater precision, while managing to reduce the levels of invasiveness and, consequently, cost. This 3D technology has proven to be particularly beneficial in obstetrics by providing information that is not easily obtainable in 2D imaging.

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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