Hand Hygiene is Driving the Infection Control Market

Hand Hygiene is Driving the Infection Control Market

Beulah Devadason, Research Analyst

Healthcare

5th May 2010

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Focus Points

� Overview

� Hand Hygiene:

� Global Initiatives

� Best Practices

� Need for Product Innovation

� Conclusion

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Why has hand hygiene gained prominence in the

infection control industry?

- One of the most effective tools in preventing HAI (Healthcare acquired Infections)

- Rate of HAI can be reduced up to 40% by

improved hand hygiene compliance

- Swine flu outbreak of 2009

- Increased awareness of hand hygiene measures

Hand Hygiene Overview

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Hand Hygiene

Global Initiatives

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Hand Hygiene – Global Initiatives

WHO

Goal:

To assist member states by helping with assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of infection control policies.

Program:

• Save Lives: Clean your Hands

• Five Moments of Hand Hygiene

• It’s OK to ask

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Hand Hygiene – Global Initiatives (Contd.)

NHS – NPSA

Goal :

To help NHS trusts improve their hand hygiene and reduce the spread of HAI in England and Wales.

Program:

• ‘Cleanyourhands’ campaign

• Currently in its 5th year

• 90% of NHS trusts are participating

• Provide campaign materials, guidance and resources free-of-charge to NHS trusts

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Hand Hygiene – Global Initiatives (Contd.)

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Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Hand Hygiene – Global Initiatives (Contd.)

Country Campaign Web Address

Belgium www.hciplatform.be

Denmark www.ssi.dk/hygiene

Finland www.sshy.fi

France www.sante-sports.gouv.fr/dossiers/sante/mission-mains-propres.html

Germany www.aktion-sauberhaende.de

Italy www.ccm-network.it/node/85

The Netherlands www.handhygieneredtlevens.nl

www.gewoonhandenschoon.nl

Norway www.renomsorg.no

Spain www.seguretatpacient.org/cms/index.php?id=95&L=2

www.seguridaddelpaciente.es

United Kingdom

England and Wales www.npsa.nhs.uk/cleanyourhands

Northern Ireland www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/cleanyourhands

Scotland www.washyourhandsofthem.com

www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/haiic/nationalhandhygienecampaign.aspx

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Hand Hygiene

Best Practices

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Hand Hygiene – Best Practices

General Use:

Use alcohol-based hand sanitizer when hands are not visibly soiled

Hospital Use (Non-surgical):

Use a 70 to 90 percent alcohol-based disinfectant when hands are not visibly dirty.

Five moments of hand hygiene recommended by WHO:

• Before touching a patient

• Before clean/aseptic procedures

• After body fluid exposure/risk

• After touching a patient

• After touching patient surroundings

Surgical Hand Disinfection:

As specified in EN12791

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Hand Hygiene

Need for Product Innovation

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Hand Hygiene – Need for Product Innovation and Differentiation

Need:

• Product efficiency

• Ease of use

• Time length of antimicrobial activity

• Broad spectrum antimicrobial activity

• Application-based disinfectants

Strategies?

• Persistent hand sanitizers

• Compliance-monitoring disinfectant dispensers

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Conclusion

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Conclusion

Infection Control market in growth stage; increasing growth

trend

Infection Control market in growth stage; increasing growth

trend

Hand hygiene – Primary means of preventing HAI

Hand hygiene – Primary means of preventing HAI

Hand Hygiene – Driving the infection control market

Hand Hygiene – Driving the infection control market

Increasing hand hygiene compliance rates

Increasing hand hygiene compliance rates

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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Major Industry Participants

Source: Frost & Sullivan

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