Qatar Infection Control Market Size, Share, Opportunities, COVID-19 Impact, And Trends By Product (Disinfectants, Sterilization (Low-Temperature Sterilization, Heat Sterilization, Contract Sterilization)), By End User Industry (Healthcare, Food And Beverage, Chemical) - Forecasts From 2022 To 2027

The Qatar infection control market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.63% over the forecast period to attain a market size of US$21.419 million in 2027, from US$15.598 million in 2020. There is a lack of awareness among many individuals in the country, causing them to consume more antibiotics. During the World Antibiotics Awareness Week, held between November 12 and November 19, 2018, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) advised the public to decrease the consumption and unnecessary use of antibiotics as it makes the effective treatment and control of different infections difficult and harder to treat. Also, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), antibiotic resistance to antibiotics is becoming one of the major reasons for global health. The health minister also expressed her concerns at November's WISH (World Innovation Summit for Health). In addition, the minister also expressed an urgent need to reduce antibiotic resistance, which is one of their major objectives under Qatar's National Health Strategy 2018-2022. It is increasingly important to take steps to reduce the resistance to antibiotics as it hinders the effective prevention and treatment and control of infections as the diseases are not treated easily and lead to longer stays of patients in the hospitals resulting in higher chances of mortality rate, thus leading to an increase in the medical costs. In addition, great care is being taken, and HMC is providing guidelines and educating people throughout World Antibiotics Awareness Week. The guidelines include proper storage of antibiotics, taking only prescribed medicines, and not overusing the medicines, among other advice.

Furthermore, to boost the market growth even further and accelerate the development of better infection control measures, the market players are taking essential steps such as offering products with good features to increase their adoption in the healthcare industry, including labs and medical centres. For instance, Tuttnauer offers a wide variety of sterilization products under their vas VAS product portfolio for laboratories, medical centres, and hospitals. It offers two types of autoclaves used for sterilizing surgical and other equipment. It sells tabletop and hospital autoclaves. Under the tabletop autoclaves, it is involved in the sale of the product range "Pre and Pot Vacuum," which are autoclave sterilizers used in medical clinics and powdered by steam that can facilitate a wide variety of sterile processes to ensure complete safety and cleaning. "Class S and Class N Autoclaves" are available. The Class S autoclaves include an air pump to facilitate the fast door-assisted drying time and are well suited for wrapped instruments. In contrast, Class N is designed for use for unwrapped instruments. In addition, it is also offering the "Semi-Automatic Autoclaves" range of products, which include M and MK and 2540MKA. The former and latter products can offer enhanced features such as rapid cycles and low maintenance at an affordable price.

Key Development:

During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Qatar’s International Airport deploys disinfectant robots to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The airport is still using robotics and advanced thermal screening helmets as part of the measures being introduced for the post-COVID-19 era. The robots emit concentrated UV-C light, which eliminates the majority of infectious microorganisms.

COVID-19 SCENARIO

• The coronavirus infection spread quickly and was aided in part by the market for controlling acquired diseases because there were few protective measures in place. The majority of the cases of COVID-19 among medical personnel were brought on by contact and infection transmission within hospital settings. Hospital-acquired infections received a lot more attention after the pandemic's seriousness was apparent, and numerous controls were put in place to reduce them. As a result, hospital-acquired infection control equipment was in extremely high demand. As the pandemic ends, it is anticipated that demand for hospital-acquired infection control devices would decline. However, rising awareness of hospital-acquired infections is anticipated to keep the industry afloat at a modest rate during the ensuing years.

Qatar Infection Control Market Scope:

Segmentation:

• By Product
  • Disinfectant
  • Sterilization
    • Low temperature Sterilization
    • Heat Sterilization
    • Contract Sterilization
• By End User Industry
  • Healthcare
  • Food and Beverage
  • Chemical