Growth potential in ageing population

Kristine Bryan runs the Schroder Medical Discovery unit trust which was launched last month and invests in healthcare companies worldwide. Bryan, who works as the global healthcare specialist with the group, talked to Leo Bland. What are the arguments for investing in the healthcare-related sectors? There is an unending, inelastic demand for healthcare products. There will also be an increase in the elderly population - those over the age of 65 are set to double as a proportion of the world population over the next 20 years. Those over the age of 65 consume five times as many pharmaceut...