Unique health facility launched
STATE TIMES NEWS
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union Minister, Dr Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said, India is among the top five countries in the world manufacturing life-saving high risk medical devices but the cost of our devices is about one-third of those manufactured by the other four countries.
Addressing the faculty and students after inaugurating unique Combined Devices Facility at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology here, Dr Jitendra said, technologies developed by the Institute like the artificial heart valve, hydrocephalus shunt, oxygenator and drug eluting intra uterine device are being manufactured in three to four countries like USA, Japan, Brazil and China.
Dr Jitendra said, the world class medical devices made indigenously are available to Indian patients at approximately one fourth to one third price of their imported counterparts.
Dr Jitendra Singh pointed out that it was Prime Minister Modi, who notified Medical Devices Rules in 2017 in conformity with Global Harmonisation Task Force (GHTF) framework and conform to best international practices.
The new Rules seek to remove regulatory bottlenecks to make in India, facilitate ease of doing business while ensuring availability of better medical devices for patient care and safety.
Dr V. K Saraswat, Member, Health Niti Aayog, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament from Thiruvananthapuram and several noted Doctors and medical professionals joined the inaugural event.