In a letter to Union health minister, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry had said move would 'increase risk of importing contaminated products & hurt their interests'.
Health ministry is creating India’s first list of essential medical devices, ceiling prices for which will be worked out by pharmaceutical pricing authority, ThePrint has learnt.
The research team has obtained a patent for the device's design and is in the process of building a prototype. It will be relatively affordable compared to those available in the market now.
With an aim of making the medical devices affordable during Covid pandemic, it is felt necessary to regulate the trade margin on these medical devices, NPPA said in its order.
Israeli company Nanomedic has applied for regulatory clearance of its Spincare system in India. The device makes dressing wounds much more easy and painless for patients.
US has been asking India to remove price caps on high-end medical devices under the proposed trade deal. Healthcare industry in India against rollback of price controls.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says Department of Expenditure has approved the creation of posts to inspect, audit and test the efficacy of medical devices.
Macaulay's intent was quite different from what has been propagated by Indian leaders and public intellectuals, who love to live in their own sectarian mental chambers.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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