WHO set up Centre for standardising medical equipments
Updated: Mar 30, 2015 05:13:33pm
Its mandate includes framing of technical specifications for technologies procured under National Health Mission, best practices for technology life-cycle management and maintenance, among others.
"There is a need for appropriate and applicable health care technology in India. Our medical devices industry is underinvested and heavily import-driven at present. But with the current 'Make in India' campaign, there is a huge opportunity for growth and expansion of the medical device industry," WHO Representative to India, Nata Menabde said while launching NHSRC.
This is the first WHO collaborating centre in South East Asia Region.
Noting that prioritising medical devices and health technology in the country is an important agenda item, Sh. B P Sharma, Health Secretary, Government of India said that it is critical to have the specifications in place for the medical devices and equipments that are already procured and used in the system.
"There is also need for dedicated medical devices testing laboratories to ensure the safety and efficacy of these devices," he said. (KNN/DB)