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Depression, HIV/AIDS Key Health Concerns

December 2006 | Industry News

A recent epidemiological study, conducted by South Africa's Health Systems trust, claims that around a quarter of the population is at risk of suffering some form of mental illness each year. This is a high forecast, related to ongoing problems of poverty and disease in the country, yet concurs with BMI's view that sales of Central Nervous System (CNS) drugs will grow strongly in the coming years, reaching a market value of US$343.1mn by

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