Pesquisa de mercado de saúde e bem-estar na Europa

Ruth Stanat

Pesquisa de mercado de saúde e bem-estar na Europa

Pesquisa e Estratégia de Mercado Internacional da SIS

A indústria médica europeia está a evoluir para enfrentar novos desafios.

Growing deficits and debt crises across Europa are placing increased strains on shrinking healthcare budgets. European populations are getting older requiring more costly health services and benefits.   Meanwhile, obesity is on the rise in some European countries, and governments are proposing new regulations to encourage or enforce healthy living habits.

As empresas procuram enfrentar os desafios da medicina europeia.

Modern spas are now promoting services such as fitness, alternative medicine, anti-ageing remedies, and preventative nutrition. Não convencional medical therapies such as acupuncture, homeopathy, osteopathy, shiatsu, and reflexology are gaining in popularity.

A indústria médica europeia está a evoluir para enfrentar novos desafios. Os crescentes défices e as crises da dívida em toda a Europa estão a colocar pressões cada vez maiores sobre os orçamentos cada vez menores dos cuidados de saúde. As populações europeias estão a envelhecer, necessitando de serviços e benefícios de saúde mais dispendiosos. Entretanto, a obesidade está a aumentar em alguns países europeus e os governos estão a propor novos regulamentos para encorajar ou impor hábitos de vida saudáveis.

Mercearia Orgânica

As mercearias orgânicas têm cresceu rapidamente in Western European markets.  Private insurance companies are gearing up to provide confidence to consumers with additional healthcare coverage.  European companies are encouraging new forms of wellness services, such as massages and coaching.

Combate à obesidade

O governo alemão propôs em 2010 cobrar uma taxa imposto sobre obesos to reduce strain on health infrastructure, encourage preventative health measures among consumers, and improve fiscal budgets.  This has sparked controversy in a country debating how best to encourage healthy habits in an ageing nation.

Regulamentação dos cuidados de saúde na Europa

Health claims are being treated with more scrutiny as European regulatory bodies seeks to increase confidence in claims of food functionality.  The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has publicly complained in June 2010 about the weakness in the food industry’s claims about their products, and has signaled that it will take a louder stance on claims of food functionality.