MEDICAL SUPPLIES MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Challenges And Opportunities

Medical Supplies Market Restraints

This market is fragmented with various large to small scale players, thus competition is very high among players to compete with. Vendors continuously cutting prices on legacy products to retain the market share and support production volume and net profit. Majority of the disposable products that are not protected by patents are more likely to open to competition. Thus all these factors may restraint the overall market growth to some extent. To overcome these factors, competitors need to improve their products that are already present in the market through technologies and might boost R&D spending to overcome any technology shortcomings.

Medical Supplies Market Drivers

Increasing volume of hospitals, surgical, and outpatient procedures, and upgradation and enforcement of infection prevention standards is expected to increase the adoption of medical supplies over the forecast period, thereby driving growth of medical supplies market. For instance, in 2012, Kuwait Ministry of Health and Public Works announced a grant of US$ 4.4 billion to replace and expand nine operating hospitals, which is expected to provide additional 5,400 beds, 150 operating rooms, and 500 outpatient clinics. This is expected to create a conducive environment for growth of the market.

Increasing number of patients who require long-term therapy or surgery, drug delivery, and related products is expected to increase the demand for medical supplies, in turn driving growth of the market. The usage of safety-enhanced devices for the minimally invasive delivery of parenteral medicines, IV solutions, and inhalation therapies will lead to the growth of the market. The rising prevalence of chronic conditions such as cancer, heart disorders, neurological disorders, and gynecological disorders will lead to an increase in the number of hospitalizations, thereby increasing the demand for medical supplies. For instance, according to the CDC foundation, in 2015, around 800,000 people in the U.S. died due to stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. By the ageing demographic, there is a huge drive to develop devices that can both help the treatment of age-related conditions and early diagnosis chronic diseases. According to United Nations Organization, there are an estimated 962 million people aged 60 or over in the world in 2017, comprising 13% of the global population and this population is continuously growing at a rate of about 3 per cent per year. Currently, Europe has the greatest percentage of population aged 60 or over (25%) in the same year.