The Middle East and Africa medical writing market is expected to reach US$ 254.84 million by 2027 from US$ 156.02 million in 2019; it is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 6.3% from 2020 to 2027.
The growth of the Middle East and Africa medical writing market is driven by the high growth in research and development, and massive government support to the healthcare sector. However, challenges associated with medical writers restrain the market growth.
Medical writers combine their scientific knowledge and research skills to draft the information and present it to the intended audience. Medical writing is an integral part in drug development process. Medical writers are employed in contract research organizations (CROs), pharmaceutical companies, and communications agencies. They are also hired by pharmacological companies to develop required doctuments to gain registration from international regulatory authorities for their products. Medical writers play an essential role in the preparation of various medical documents such as organizational protocols and final reports of clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and clinical expert reports. They also help in the preparation of manuscripts to be published in medical journals.The Drug Discovery and Development Research Unit of the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM), the University of Cape Town, specializes in drug development. It focuses on the development of drugs against diseases, which are prominent among Africans. The medical writers associated with drug development projects in South Africa assist in the preparation of documents to be submitted to regulatory bodies. Thus, the growth in research and development activities is driving the Middle East and Africa medical writing market.
Being one of the world’s less developed regions, the Middle East and Africa is facing severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health authorities across the region are worrying that the attempts of fighting the outbreak would indirectly cause the deaths of cancer patients, gynecology patients, and other chronic diseases patients due to lack of hospital admissions and availability of medical staff. The death count of patients suffering from other diseases in low-income regions is increasing as healthcare professionals have redirected their efforts toward COVID-19 management due to the availability of limited resources and staff. In this pandemic emergency, governments are taking measures to help patients; also, doctors are now consulting their patients over a phone call or video call than in person consultation. Further, people are rescheduling their elective surgeries due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Based on type,theMiddle East and Africa medical writing market is segmented intoregulatory writing, clinical writing, scientific writing, and others. The clinical writing segment held the largest share of the market in 2019. However,the regulatory writing segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR in the market during 2020–2027.
Based onapplication, the Middle East and Africa medical writing market is segmented into medical journalism, medical education, medico marketing, and others. The medical education segment held the largest market share in 2019, whereas the medico marketing segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR in the market during the forecast period.
The Middle East and Africa medical writing market, by end user, is segmented into pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies, contract research organizations (CROs), and others. The pharmaceutical and biotechnological segment held the largest market share in 2019, and the same segment is anticipated to register the highest CAGR in the market from 2020 to 2027.
A few of the primary and secondary sources referred to while preparing the report on the Middle East and Africa medical writing market are the Saudi FDA (SFDA), and the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine (IIDMM).