Background: As of January 2, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) will be transitioning from paper export documents for medical devices to electronic export documents, as per a recent letter communicated to the industry on July 10. The Documents to be issued electronically include: Certificate to
By Inna Nadelwais, Executive Director, Mecomed The healthcare sector is at the heart of the region’s growth and its development is imperative for ensuring healthier communities. In the Middle East and Africa, the sector faces several unique challenges, including a rapidly growing population, shortage of healthcare professionals, and a high burden of communicable and non-communicable
By: Rami Rajab, Chairman of MECOMED, Middle East and Africa Trade Association for Medical Devices, Diagnostics and Imaging Introduction: In an era marked by a growing emphasis on sustainability and responsible business practices, the principles of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) have become central to the success and reputation of various industries. Within the medical
We strongly encourage health authorities implementing (UDI) regulations to harmonize their UDI requirements in line with the (IMDRF) UDI guidance*. This will ensure global harmonization and facilitate compliance across the medical device and IVDs industry, when it comes to leveraging: an internationally accepted UDI coding system (e.g., GS1, HIBCC, or ICCBBA), IMDRF UDI labeling recommendations,
On 6 January 2023, the European Commission proposed a Regulation to amend the transitional provisions of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR – (EU) 2017/745) and the in-vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR – (EU) 2017/746). On 16th February and March 7th respectively, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union officially adopted the
Carol Attieh, Chair of Mecomed’s Regulatory Committee and Senior Manager, GEM Regulatory Lead at Boston Scientific The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is still considered a growth opportunity despite its political and economic instability for many multinational manufacturers of Medical Devices and IVD’s due to its unique mix of countries. One of the
Dr Tienie Stander, Managing Director, VI Research FZ LLC Dr Inna Nadelwais, Executive Director, MECOMED Mecomed is actively engaging in building MEA region’s capacity building and advancing the devices HTA knowledge base at all stakeholder levels. This will pave the way for constructive partnerships between HTA agencies and industry. Below is the abstract of the
Health data & the MedTech industry The collection, sharing and use of health data is fundamental to advancing healthcare, research and innovation, ensuring the highest levels of safety and quality that also translate to improved health outcomes at lower total cost. As part of the development of new technologies and as part of their roll-out
The association is committed to working closely with MedTech industry leaders and decision-makers to enhance the use of the most innovative and safest medical technology for better patient outcomes. Dubai, UAE, January 31, 2022 – Mecomed, the Medical Technology Association in the Middle East and Africa, hosted the Networking Breakfast on January 26, 2022, at Arab
By: Rami Rajab, Chairman of MECOMED, Middle East and Africa Trade Association for Medical Devices, Diagnostics and Imaging Finding ourselves in an accelerated world of the digital transformation has made us refocus our priorities and our approach to our daily operations. We’ve also witnessed the resilience and ingenuity of people as the increasing pressure for
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