An Overview of the Health system in South Africa and syringe usage in South Africa

1. ESTABLISHING THE SIZE OF
SYRINGE USAGE IN SOUTH AFRICA
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2. Methodology
Establish
Usages
• Measuring Current Burden on
the health system
• Establish Capacity in the
system
• Establish the current usage of
Syringes in the market by using
Global trends
Quantitative
Analysis
• Study Global trends
against local trends
• Quantify local stats
against international
stats
Market
Analysis
• Take-up of Safety syringes
in South Africa
• How do we sources safety
syringes
• How do we influence the
buying of new products
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3. Situational Analysis: Hospitals
Public Sector Private Sector
No of Facilities
No Hospital Beds
2 1 6
3 4 , 5 7 2
3 , 8 8 6
8 3 , 1 6 8
Occupancy Rate 6 0 %7 2 . 6 %
Syringe use at CDC
1200/Bed/Annum rate 24,891,84072,455,962
Total: 97,347,802
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4. Situational Analysis : other Areas
DIABETES PATIENTS
1,900,000
IMMUNISATION PER YEAR
3,900,000
BLOOD TESTS
1,003,220
7,870,632
No of Cases:
30%
% Insulin Using:
52
Average Syringe use/
Annum/ patient :
No of Cases:
% Requiring Syringe use:
80%
HIV TESTS
Antenatal Tests:
Other Tests:
Other Clinical Tests:
1,000,000
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5. Situational Analysis : Globally
Worldwide market for needle-
syringes
The demand per hospital bed per
year is
Unit demand for needle-syringes is
rising at
12 Bill
units /year
1200
Units
7.1%
per year
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6. Overview: Market Segmentation
68%
21%
2% 7% 2%
Hospitals
Diabetic
Immunisation
Clinical Test
GP's
SEGMENTATION
BY USAGES
SEGMENTATION BY
INJECTION TYPES
25%
21%
29%
25%
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intradermal
Intravenous
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7. Quick facts on Safety Syringes
The syringes have a non-
detachable needle
design;
The syringes are
rendered non-reusable
once the retraction
mechanism has been
activated.
The needle automatically retracts
from the patient into the empty
syringe barrel after medication
has been administered;
They eliminates the re-use
of contaminated
syringes/needles, prevents
accidental exposure to
contaminated needles
The safety mechanism is activated
while the needle is still in the
patient, which virtually eliminates
exposure to a contaminated
needle;
All the Departments of
Health in all nine provinces
of South Africa are using
safety syringes, to an extent.
The customs duty as a
percentage of the selling
price is about 9%.