About MeDevIS Platform:
- Medical Devices Information System (MeDevIS) is the first global open access clearing house for information on medical devices.
- It is designed to support governments, regulators and users in their decision-making on selection, procurement and use of medical devices for diagnostics, testing and treatment of diseases and health conditions
- It replaces paper-based literature search across multiple publications with non-standard device names which can add to the complexity.
- Along with providing a single platform, MedevIS also aims to help make the naming of the medical devices simpler.
- MeDevIS references two international naming systems for medical devices –
- The European Medical Device Nomenclature (EMDN): It is mostly used in European countries for registration in the European database.
- Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN): It is used in regulatory agencies in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the USA and other Member States.
- The naming systems include coding and definitions and can be used in every country to facilitate registration for regulatory approval, procurement and supply, inventories in health facilities, tracking and pricing.
- It can be useful for national policy-makers to develop or update their own national lists for procurement of health technologies and devices and can contribute to the progress towards universal health coverage.
- It can also help agencies in health insurance and reimbursement policies for patients.
Q1: What is the World Health Organisation?
The World Health Organization (WHO), established in 1948, is a specialized agency of the United Nations that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health.
Source: MeDevIS platform announced to boost access to medical technologies and devices
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