Cardinal Health Expands in Asia
October 05 2016 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Introducing powder-free gloves, disposable
drapes and gowns to Hong Kong
Leading global, integrated healthcare services and products
company, Cardinal Health (NYSE:CAH), today announced that it will
bring its powder-free gloves product line to Hong Kong while
further penetrating the disposable drapes and gowns segment as part
of its expansion in Asia.
Although the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had announced
a proposed ban on powdered surgical gloves in March1, many users in
the region are still using traditional powdered gloves that can
cause allergy and respiratory problems to medical professionals,
and pose even more hazards to patients.
“There is a tremendous demand for powder-free gloves in Asia,”
said Carl Hall, vice president/managing director of
Commercialization, Asia-Pacific at Cardinal Health. “In this
region, aside from Japan, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong,
approximately 70% of users are still using powdered gloves. Our
goal is to help Asia move to a powder-free environment in order to
improve the safety and health of patients and clinicians.”
Cardinal Health will showcase its range of powder-free gloves at
the upcoming 5th ASIORNA Conference and 7th Asian Perioperative
Nursing Leadership Forum; both will be held in Hong Kong from
October 8 to 10. In addition to fluid management solutions,
Cardinal Health will highlight its disposable drapes and gowns.
Both items are competitive in cost per use, and cause less
environmental stress than reusables, which require laundering2.
“Single-use surgery products are the future for infection
control,” Hall said. “The disposable option is more economical,
creates less pollution and ensures safety.”
According to a report by the Freedonia Group3, an international
industry market research firm, the world demand for disposable
medical products is to rise 6.6% annually to $245 billion by 2018.
The strongest influence on growth will involve the upgrading and
stricter enforcement of infection prevention protocols by hospitals
and other health facilities throughout the world. The growth in the
BRIC countries, and other emerging economies in the Asia Pacific,
will exceed the world average as their healthcare sectors expand,
modernize, and adopt formal infection prevention protocols.
As part of its Asia expansion, Cardinal Health acquired
interventional cardiology product manufacturer Cordis, which
provides a broader footprint for distribution of its products and
services.
1
http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm491466.htm2
Cardinal Health Making the sustainable choice, A comparison of
single-use and reusable surgical gowns brochure3
http://www.freedoniagroup.com/industry-study/3205/world-medical-disposables.htm
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