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AMTZ to host WHO global medical device forum for first time in India from Dec 13 to 15, 2018
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Shardul Nautiyal, Mumbai
September 17 , 2018
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India's first medical device park – Andhra Med Tech Zone (AMTZ) marks a momentous milestone in the medical device manufacturing sector with the announcement of the 4th WHO Global Medical Device Forum at AMTZ Campus, Visakhapatnam from December 13 to 15, 2018, the most esteemed global congregation on medical devices.
It is for the first time that the WHO global forum is being hosted in India and AMTZ has been selected to host it. This forum would embark its footprints for the development of technical excellence in the health sector. Close to 2,000 delegates from 194 UN Nations including India are expected to attend the forum.
The forum would include plenary, panels, parallel sessions, workshops, exhibition and poster sessions. The outcome would be a compilation of the best practices and guidelines on medical devices for integration into national health plans.
WHO facilitates access to affordable and effective health technologies and also strives to combat communicable diseases like influenza and HIV and non-communicable diseases like cancer and heart disease for building a better future for people globally. The forum creates the platform to discuss achievements that have been made in the field and the enormous challenges in low and middle-income countries.
AMTZ is an enterprise under the government of Andhra Pradesh, a 270-acre zone, dedicated to medical device manufacturing with 200 manufacturing units, common scientific facilities, expo halls, convention centre, incubation services providing one stop solution for all manufacturers.
As part of AMTZ, Kalam Institute of Health Technology (KIHT) also aims to facilitate focused research on critical components pertaining to medical devices by supporting institutions involved with R & D, industry, policy makers and knowledge repositories.
Named after India’s 11th president Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, KIHT has been set up with the objective to distinguish basic gaps in medical technology and propose the government to do dedicated spending on such areas and help bridge any gaps between academic research and market access.
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