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Eastern European Trends for Disinfection and Sterilisation Equipment Markets
Frost & Sullivan, Oct 2009, Pages: 81
This research service examines the eastern European sterilisation and disinfection equipment markets in terms of the challenges faced by market participants, drivers, and restraints in the industry, the competitive structure, the revenue forecasts, growth rates, and strategic recommendations.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Eastern European Trends for Disinfection and Sterilisation Equipment provides key market metrics such as market size and growth forecasts, as well as discusses important trends, drivers and restraints. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following markets: steam sterilisers, low-temperature gas plasma sterilisers, formaldehyde sterilisers, washer disinfectors and automatic endoscope reprocessors. The countries covered in the research include Poland, Romania, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Hungary.
Market Overview
End Users to Focus Increasingly on Product Quality
Due to the lack of adequate financing and weak healthcare infrastructure, price sensitivity within the eastern European sterilisation and disinfection equipment markets remains high. Low-cost products enjoy preference within this market, especially in the public sector. However, the accession of eastern European countries to the European Union (EU) has compelled these new entrants to meet EU standards. Therefore, product quality is becoming increasingly important to end users in this market.
'Financial managers at hospitals are increasingly realising the long term benefit and cost savings associated with the use of sterilisation and disinfectant equipment,' notes the analyst of this research. 'Furthermore, end users are accepting the importance of these systems in controlling infections and lowering costs associated with nosocomial infections.' These factors are increasing the uptake of higher quality systems within this market. Such systems enhance the overall operational cost efficiency by reducing costs associated with the procurement of single-use instruments. The procurement of single-use devices and disposables is often more expensive than using reusable devices, which are sterilised and disinfected.
Multi-pronged Strategic Approach Necessary to Overcome Restricted Healthcare Budgets and Reimbursement Challenges
A period of contraction in healthcare expenditure is expected for the next 2-5 years due to the current economic downturn. This, in turn, will affect the growth of hospital budgets, and procurement departments will become stricter about cost-containment measures. 'Due to restricted budgets and reimbursement issues, investment in more sophisticated capital equipment is extremely limited,' cautions the analyst. 'This is set to hamper growth in the sterilisation and disinfection equipment market over the short- to medium-term.'
Various strategic approaches can be adopted to enable the market to expand while facing these challenges. Strategies include offering a holistic service programme, focusing on quality product provision, providing after-sales and maintenance contracts and educating customers on true return on investment. 'Offering a holistic service programme and providing continued customer support will become one of the key success factors for companies in this market,' advises the analyst. 'Furthermore, due to the large capital investment required to purchase sterilisation and disinfection equipment, customers need to be educated on the true return on investment associated with these systems.'
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
- Steam sterilisers
- Low-temperature gas plasma sterilisers
- Formaldehyde sterilisers
- Washer disinfectors
- Automatic endoscope reprocessors
By Country:
- Poland
- Romania
- Czech Republic
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
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