As global supply chains hit the bottleneck amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap between supply and demand of personal protective equipment or PPE, medical devices and testing kits is widening at an accelerating rate. Buyers are racing to find surgical masks, face shields, goggles, gloves, body suits, thermometers, respirators, and laboratory and … [Read more...]
Non-tech medical & healthcare trends
Top non-tech medical & healthcare trends at the Global Sources Online Show Just two years ago, the global healthcare market reached a value of nearly $8,452 billion. In fact, it has shown a compound annual growth rate of 7.3% since 2014 and is projected to keep climbing at least until 2022. By then, the industry is expected to be worth … [Read more...]
eBook: Sourcing Trends: 2020 and beyond
What are the must-know trends in health & wellness, home & kitchen, the 2020 holiday season, and medical & healthcare? Click here to download Sourcing Trends: 2020 and beyond, a PDF ebook from Global Sources. … [Read more...]
eBook: Who Holds the Procurement Power? Sourcing PPEs & medical devices in the time of pandemic
As the world grapples to address the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic and global supply chains hit bottleneck, the gap between supply of and demand for medical devices, testing kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) ranging from surgical masks, to respirators, face shields, goggles, gloves and body suits are widening at an … [Read more...]
Pandemic response products – supply & demand surge
With the COVID-19 situation showing the importance of hygiene and staying protected against viruses, essentials for disinfection and personal or workplace safety are rising in demand - and supply. Disinfection must-haves, include sterilization chambers - which in some models can even detect body temperature and identify faces - UV lamps and soap … [Read more...]