French Market for Medical Equipment is Valued at US$4.7 Billion in 2004

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10102) has announced the addition of France Medical Market Intelligence Report to their offering

(PRWEB) November 27, 2004 -- France is the fourth largest market for medical equipment in the world and the second largest in Europe, valued at US$4.7 billion in 2004. Like many European countries, the once buoyant health sector has been hit by poor economic growth and government cost containment measures. The continuing deficit of the national health insurance funds, which finance the majority of health expenditure, has prompted a series of reform programmes, the latest of which was approved by Parliament in July 2004. Prospects for medical equipment manufacturers, however, remain promising as a result of several initiatives intended to allow France to make good its shortfall in some equipment areas, most notably imaging and radiotherapy equipment as part of a ten billion euro hospital investment programme.

At the same time, new measures have recently been taken to control spending on medical devices, similar to those already in force for pharmaceuticals.

The medical manufacturing industry has seen an influx of foreign companies, and most larger manufacturers are now subsidiaries of multinational groups. The acquisitions process has opened up new distribution channels for foreign-manufactured equipment and imported products now supply over 80% of the market.

MediSTAT currently reports on over 70 countries in more than 4,000 pages of in-depth market data. Incorporating primary source material with our vast healthcare business database, MediSTAT provides a complete review of key medical markets. Each extensive report includes vital market data, background information and statistics, population trends, health status, health expenditure, organisation & administration, hospital services, medical personnel, healthcare development, import & export figures and essential industry contacts.

1.Introduction
2.Background
3.Population
4.Health Status
5.Health Expenditure
6.Organisation & Administration
7.Hospital Services
8.Outpatient Care
9.Medical Personnel
10.Healthcare Development
11.Medical Regulations
12.Market Access
13.Market For Medical Equipment & Supplies
14.International Trade
15.Directory

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