Hand Hygiene and Healthcare Surface Disinfection Market: By Category (Hand Sanitization, Surface Disinfectants) Application (Hand Hygiene, Acute Care Centers, Longterm Care Centers) and Country  

Hand Hygiene and Healthcare Surface Disinfection Market was valued at USD 3,934.5 million in 2023 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 11.2% from 2024 to 2030. Hand Hygiene is a way of cleaning one’s hands that substantially decreases potential harmful pathogens on the hands. Whereas health care surface disinfection is a method to inactivate pathogens on inanimate surfaces and in turns works to prevent the spread of bacteria from person to person or object to object. The hand hygiene and healthcare surface disinfection market is driven by the rising prevalence of hospital acquired infections and advancements in surface disinfectants for sanitizing and mounting awareness of hygiene. Moreover, increasing demand for infection control measures curb hospital acquired infections. Increasing incidence of hospital-acquired infections, the ensuing development in the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the growing number of surgical procedures. For instance, as per the study report publicized by the Journal of Infection in Emerging economies in February 2023, as of 2022, the global prevalence of hospital-acquired toxicities in Southeast Asia was 22.5%, with the highest prevalence rate of 31.2% stated in Indonesia. Consequently, with the rising burden of hospital-acquired infections, the stipulation for hand hygiene and healthcare surface disinfection increases, which is anticipated to boost the market over the forecast period. moreover, the growing demand for green solutions, like bio-based products, endures to contribute to the hand hygiene and healthcare surface disinfection market growth in the economies. Furthermore, the collaboration between the hospitals, laboratories and diagnostic centres with the key market players is anticipated to bolster the market in the forecast period. However, the challenge associated with the hand hygiene and healthcare surface disinfection market are increasing number of adverse effects of chemical disinfectants, chronic exposure to DBPs may rise risk of cancer, surface disinfectants pose an impending threat to the living organisms and can enter the human body by means of ingestion, inhalation, and captivation through the skin. These disinfectants cause irritation to respiratory system, skin, and eyes. The aforementioned factors remain significant barrier that hamper the demand for the growth of the hand hygiene and healthcare surface disinfection market in the forecast period. The key opportunities associated with hand hygiene and healthcare surface disinfection market are rising healthcare expenditure, focus in the developing economies, technology advancements in healthcare infrastructure creates lucrative opportunities for the market during the forecast period.

Hand Hygiene and Healthcare Surface Disinfection Market Key Developments:

• In June 2021, STERIS US assimilated central medical to strengthen its infection preclusion products and amenities to endoscopy, denntal, dialsys and life-sciences customers