Kenyan Pharmaceutical Industry Can Expect Significant Growth Despite Global Conditions, Finds Frost ...( CAPE TOWN South Africa April 6 /- Exp...),Health

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Expanding therapeutic areas are creating significant opportunities for growth within the Kenyan pharmaceutical industry. Although infectious diseases are still responsible for the largest burden of disease in Kenya, non-communicable diseases are becoming a major problem, with the incidence of type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer increasing rapidly.

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New analysis from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.pharma.frost.com), Strategic Analysis of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Kenya, finds that the market earned $208.6 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach $557.8 million in 2014. The analysis covered generic pharmaceuticals, branded pharmaceuticals, anti-diabetic pharmaceuticals, oncology pharmaceuticals, cardiovascular pharmaceuticals and anti-infective pharmaceuticals.

If you are interested in a virtual brochure, which provides a brief synopsis of the research and a table of contents, then send an e-mail to Patrick Cairns, Corporate Communications, at patrick.cairns@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website, city, state and country. Upon receipt of the above information, a brochure will be sent to you by e-mail.

"The prevalence of diabetes is reported to be between 6 and 10 per cent, and an estimated 3.5 million people suffer from diabetes in Kenya," notes Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Jolize Gerber. "The number o
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