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Looking at Pharmaceuticals Beyond COVID-19
By The Smart Investor  •  November 27, 2020
We can be forgiven for thinking that pharmaceutical companies only care about finding a cure, a treatment, a test or even a vaccine for COVID-19 right now. It goes without saying that no expense should be spared to curb the spread of the deadly pathogen that has claimed over a million lives and infected more than 50 million people worldwide. But there is more to the healthcare industry than just COVID-19. Another challenge – one that is less talked about, but no less economically crippling – is the ageing population. It has been described as the ticking time-bomb where one-fifth of the world’s population is expected to be 60 or older by 2050. Whilst COVID-19 justifiably grabs headlines, many healthcare companies are working tirelessly to address the healthcare issues of a rapidly-changing world demographic. There is even a name for it – epidemiological transition....
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By The Smart Investor
The Smart Investor is co-founded by David Kuo, Joanna Sng, and Chin Hui Leong. The company was formed in late 2019 from the ashes of the Motley Fool Singapore. The Smart Investor believes that everybody can learn how to invest, smartly. We aim to educate people on how to invest smartly by providing investing education, stock commentary and market coverage for Singapore and around the world.
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