Middle East & Africa Remote Patient Monitoring Market Size

Middle East & Africa Remote Patient Monitoring Market Analysis

The Middle East & Africa Remote Patient Monitoring Market size is estimated at USD 191.75 million in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 426.02 million by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 17.31% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The COVID-19 pandemic placed enormous pressure on hospitals and healthcare systems that were understaffed and overworked. Remote patient monitoring technology helped patients remain safe within their homes while reducing stress on hospitals, emergency rooms, and front-line healthcare workers during the pandemic, thereby positively impacting the market. According to an article published by Pharmacy Practice, in June 2022, pharmaceutical care in the UAE changed after COVID-19 in terms of medication dispensing, patient-centered roles, and remote services. Also, from the early beginnings of the pandemic, the UAE issued regulations to facilitate the delivery of healthcare services remotely in community and hospital pharmacies. Remote patient monitoring has demonstrated the ability to enhance health outcomes and reduce chaos during the pandemic which made the hospitals realize the advantage of RPM over traditional systems. Hence, the demand for remote patient monitoring systems increased, eventually driving market growth.

Factors such as rising incidences of chronic diseases due to lifestyle changes and rising demand for home-based monitoring devices are driving the growth of the market. For instance, per an article published by the National Library of Medicine in March 2022, the growing prevalence of non-communicable chronic diseases (NCDs) is placing increased pressure on healthcare systems, mainly primary healthcare. Many patients with NCDs do not receive treatment that meets their needs, even in well-managed integrated delivery systems. Therefore, the increasing NCDs and the improved healthcare systems demand remote patient monitoring devices and are expected to drive market growth.

In addition, these devices are compact and portable, and patients can wear them all day without feeling uneasy. These devices also ensure that the patient's condition is monitored continuously. Growing demand for home-based monitoring devices also boosts the market's growth. According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2021, several high-risk patients can prolong their healthy days at home and avoid being readmitted to the hospital because of remote monitoring. Remote monitoring clients report a 76% decrease in readmission rates, an average patient satisfaction rating of 89%, and overall medical cost savings of almost USD 370 million in the previous year.

Thus the above-mentioned factors are expected to drive the growth of the market over the forecast period. However, resistance from healthcare industry professionals toward the adoption of patient monitoring systems and lack of proper reimbursement are the factors impeding the market's growth.