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Additional Certification Schemes Doing More Harm Than Good: MTaI

The Quality Council of India recently launched a local medical device certification scheme called ICMED plus, re-specifying the requirements for a quality management system for Medical devices in India which were already existing in MDR 2017 and ISO 13485. Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies with large footprints […]

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Public Procurement Policies Must Not Deprive Patients Their Access To Innovative And Quality Medical Devices

The DoP issued a revised notice on the Public Procurement Order (PPO) on March 25, 2021. Overlooking the fact that the HS codes are not monolithic, a blanket declaration has been made that for the 19 categories of medical devices listed in the said notice only class I local suppliers which have a local content of at least 50% shall be eligible to bid. Each […]