Asia Pacific region is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period due to rising public acceptance of medical drones, and an increase in the patient population
The global Medical drones market size is valued at $74,090 Million in 2020 and is expected to reach $186,580 million by the end of 2026, growing at a CAGR of 14 per cent during the forecast period 2021-2026. Major factors driving the growth of medical drone market size are growing adoption in military bases and hospitals, increasing investments for R&D to develop reliable drones, covid-19 outbreak.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has propelled the drone delivery trials forward across the globe. Drones meet the urgent needs of patients receiving the necessary medications, and vaccines. Rapid delivery helps healthcare practitioners offer medication efficiently that could save the life of the patient. These advantages are expected to drive the growth of the medical drone market size,” read a report by Valuates.
Medical Drones can either be operated manually or can be strategically programmed for long-distance flights and on the specified route. In addition, they also have some main advantages, such as that they do not need any landing space, and they can be configured to drop supplies by flying close to the ground. These factors are expected to fuel the growth of the medical supplies market size.
Growing government initiatives aimed at developing Unarmed Aerial Vehicles are expected to further drive the growth of the Medical Drones market size. The main goal of the Government behind these measures is to save people’s lives by supplying medicines at a time of need. However, complications associated with medical drones could impede the growth of the industry to some degree.
North America is expected to hold the largest medical drone market share. This dominance of North America is attributed to the increasing levels of investment from private as well as government bodies for the development of advanced medical drones.
Asia Pacific region is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period due to rising public acceptance of medical drones, and an increase in the patient population.