Sterilization Technology Market Displaying Significant Growth
The growing incidence of healthcare-associated infections
(HAI), rapid outsourcing of sterilization technology operations, and surging
aging population are some of the key factors behind the growth of the sterilization technology market. In
2016, the market attained a size of $4.1 billion, and it is expected to
generate a revenue of $7.5 billion by 2023, progressing at a CAGR of 9.0%
during the forecast period (2017–2023). Sterilization technology includes the
cleaning, preparing, storage, and processing of equipment and devices in
pharmaceutical & biotechnology companies, hospitals, ambulatory surgical
centers & clinics, and academic & research organizations.
Healthcare centers in Europe and North America are rapidly
outsourcing the functioning of sterilization technology departments (SPD) to
ensure better compliance to infection control standards, which is further
generating opportunities for third-party service providers. Surgical centers
and hospitals outsource such technology to offer better patient care and lower
the costs associated with skilled professionals, instrument reprocessing, and
sterilization equipment maintenance, thereby resulting in the growth of the sterilization technology
market.
The burden of HAIs is higher in low-to-middle-income nations
as compared to high-income countries. Newborns in low-income countries are at a
significant risk of HAIs, which are responsible for 4.0% to 56.0% of all deaths
in the neonatal period. The overall rate for HAI-associated neonatal deaths is
75.0% for Southeast Asia and Sub-Sharan Africa. Thus, the growing prevalence of
HAIs is predicted to accelerate the deployment of sterilization technology in
healthcare facilities, as such technology helps in sterilizing the equipment
and devices used for medical purposes, leading to the sterilization technology
market growth.
Hence, the rapid outsourcing of sterilization operations and
increasing cases of HAIs around the world are supporting the market growth.
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