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Nomenclature of medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
The nomenclature of medical devices is a coding and naming system used to generically classify and identify all medical devices and related health products. According to different classification and nomenclature systems, there are between 5,000 to 24,000 different types of medical devices.
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Global atlas of medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
national lists of priority medical devices; high cost medical equipment. The GAMD also identifies that Member States designate a focal point for health technologies and medical devices. Each Member State designates a focal point in the ministry of health with the survey responses. WHO Baseline Country Survey on Medical Devices was developed in ...
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Global atlas of medical devices 2022 - World Health Organization (WHO)
The focus of the 2022 edition of the Global Atlas is to point out how the status of medical device topics supports or hinders the accomplishment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and supports the increased access to priority medical devices (including in vitro diagnostics) for emergencies, wellbeing, and universal health coverage (UCH). The country profiles incorporate facts ...
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Management and Safe Use of Medical Devices - World Health Organization ...
Medical devices should be safe, of good quality and appropriate to the settings in where they are used. Recognizing this important role of health technologies towards universal health coverage, the World Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA60.29 in May 2007. By adopting this resolution, Member States urged expansion of expertise in the field ...
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MeDevIS platform announced to boost access to medical technologies and ...
World Health Organization (WHO) has introduced an online platform called MeDevIS (Medical Devices Information System), 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 ...
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Medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
<p>Access to good quality, affordable, and appropriate health products is indispensable to advance universal health coverage, address health emergencies, and promote healthier populations.<br /><br />Without medical devices, common medical procedures – from bandaging a sprained ankle, to diagnosing HIV/AIDS, implanting an artificial hip or any surgical intervention – would not be ...
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Medical devices - Department of Health and Aged Care
Medical devices can be used to diagnose, prevent, treat and monitor medical conditions. They include things like surgical equipment, syringes, gloves, pacemakers, baby incubators and implants. Find out what we’re doing to make sure these products are safe to use.
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Medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
Medical equipment is used for the specific purposes of diagnosis and treatment of disease or rehabilitation following disease or injury; it can be used either alone or in combination with any accessory, consumable or other piece of medical equipment. Medical equipment excludes implantable, disposable or single-use medical devices.
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Medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
Medical devices are used in many diverse settings, for example, by laypersons at home, by paramedical staff and clinicians in remote clinics, by opticians and dentists and by health-care professionals in advanced medical facilities, for prevention and screening and in palliative care.
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Prioritizing medical devices - World Health Organization (WHO)
Medical devices are indispensable tools for quality health care delivery, but their selection and appropriate use pose a significant challenge in many parts of the world. Medical devices include from a syringe, catheters and surgical mask, to complex devices like pacemakers and prothesis to magnetic resonance.
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