Corporate Desk
Pakistan government’s ministries of Science and Technology and Health have signed an agreement for the development of electro-medical devices locally.
A ceremony in this regard was held at the National Command and Operation Center in the capital , Islambad on Thursday.
Minister for Science and Technology, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza, chairman Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) and chief executive officer Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) were present at the signing ceremony.
The framework under this mechanism would spark off innovation and local engineering solutions in this field and will improve healthcare facilities. This initiative will open the way forward for the innovators to invest multiple electro-medical types of equipment in Pakistan.
Currently, electro-medical devices are being regulated by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan and 15 ventilators are in various phases of trials. Machine trials of 4 ventilators by PEC will be completed by the end of the current week.
Speaking on the occasion, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said Pakistan is in a position to export personal protective equipment (PPE). He said currently, exports orders worth $10 million are pending. He said that his ministry will also enhance cooperation with local surgical goods manufacturing companies.
Dr Zafar Mirza said, “We have improved healthcare system in Pakistan and soon we will be locally manufacturing ventilators.”
