The medical protective equipment market is projected to grow at a considerable CAGR of around 9% during the forecast period (2019-2025). The growing demand for personnel safety at medical facilities, technological advancement in the medical protective equipment market along with the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic is the key factor to promote the growth of the medical protective equipment market. Medical protective equipment includes a variety of items such as hand gloves, respirators coveralls, safety glasses and shoes, vests, earplugs or muffs, hard hats, earplugs or muffs, and full bodysuits, among others. The growing awareness among the population related to the benefit of hand hygiene to avoid the contamination with medical fluid in the healthcare facilities is further expected to create the demand for hand protection equipment. Furthermore, the rising demand for hand gloves to limit the spread of COVID-19 pandemic infection through surface contact to further create market demand across the globe. 

In March 2020, the WHO sent a circular to the industry and governments to increase the manufacturing of medical equipment by 40% to meet the growing global demand of this equipment. The WHO warned the manufacturing industries that severe disruption to the supply of medical protective equipment across the globe due to rising demand, panic buying, stockpiling and misuse is putting lives at risk from the COVID-19 and other infectious diseases. According to the modeling of WHO, around 89 million medical masks are required to tackle the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, for raising health and safety awareness, the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) had collaborated with various health and safety organizations to get new innovations in the manufacturing of this equipment. These move of such agencies in collaboration with key market players to improve safety standards of these equipment to further drive the growth of the global medical protective equipment market.

Segmental Outlook  

The medical protective equipment market is segmented on the basis of product type, and end-user. Based on product type market is segmented into protective clothing, respiratory protection, face protection, eye protection, hand protection, and others. Based on end-user the market is segmented into hospital, home healthcare, and others.

Hospitals will be considerable segment by End-User

The rising demand for disposable gloves, gowns, masks, and other medical protective equipment in the hospitals is a major factor contributing to the high market share in the segment. Further, the sudden increase in the demand for these equipment in hospitals due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak is expected to drive the growth of this segment. The rising prevalence of hospital-acquired infections along with the rising geriatric population across the globe is further paving the way for the high penetration of medical protective equipment in hospitals. Furthermore, the presence of favorable government initiatives and reforms to use protective equipment in government hospitals to further promote the growth of the hospital segment during the forecast period.

Global Medical Protective Equipment Market Share by End-User, 2018 (%)

Regional Outlook 

The global medical protective equipment market is further segmented on the basis of geography including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of the World. North America is anticipated to hold considerable growth during the forecast period. The rising government initiatives by the authorities and the rising concerns related to the health and safety of personnel working in the medical facilities in the region are the key factors to promote the growth of the market in the region. Moreover, the presence of major players, such as 3M Co., Honeywell International Inc., and Henry Schein, Inc., is further strengthening the market growth in the region.

Global Medical Protective Equipment Market Growth, by Region 2019-2025

Asia-Pacific will augment with the significant growth rate in the medical protective equipment market 

The major countries of the region such as Japan, China, and India are making a significant contribution to the growth of the medical protective equipment market in the region. The growing geriatric population increase in home healthcare and increasing chronic diseases due to changing lifestyles in Japan is anticipated to drive the demand for these equipment in the country. Furthermore, China is a major economy of Asia-Pacific which got highly disturbed due to the spread of coronavirus is further anticipated to drive the demand of this equipment to stop the further spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country which in turn will drive the market growth of medical protective equipment in the region.

Market Players Outlook

3M Co., E I DuPont de Nemours, and Co., Honeywell International Inc., Henry Schein, Inc., Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd., Ansell Ltd., COFRA Holding AG, Eurodress GmBH, Gateway Safety Inc., Interspiro among others are the key players operating in the Medical Protective Equipment market.The major players operating in the market are highly focusing on increasing their production to meet the accelerating demand for this equipment across the globe. For instance, 3M Co.is increasing its production of these equipment and other medical supplies by working overtime to ensure continuous product supply during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. 

The Report Covers

• Market value data analysis of 2018 and forecast to 2025.
• Annualized market revenues ($ million) for each market segment.
• Country-wise analysis of major geographical regions.
• Key companies operating in the global medical protective equipment market. Based on the availability of data, information related to pipeline products, and relevant news is also available in the report.
• Analysis of business strategies by identifying the key market segments positioned for strong growth in the future.
• Analysis of market-entry and market expansion strategies.
• Competitive strategies by identifying ‘who-stands-where’ in the market.