Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday virtually launched ‘MedTech Mitra’, an initiative to empower medical technology innovators and advance healthcare solutions. "MedTech Mitra is a platform that will help the young talents of the country by holding their hands, giving them final shape to their research, knowledge, logic etc. and helping them get regulatory approval," said Mandaviya on the occasion, in the presence of SP Singh Bhagel, Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, who virtually joined and Dr VK Paul, Member Health, Niti Aayog. The medical devices sector is an essential and integral constituent of India’s healthcare sector. "Pursuing the vision of Viksit Bharat, India is taking a holistic approach to health with a vision to transform the health landscape in the country by 2047," the Union health minister said. Noting that India’s MedTech sector is highly import dependent, going as high as 80 per cent of its need, the Union Health Minister emphasised that "to ensure that medical devices are supplied within the country, this sector has seen phenomenal progress with the implementation of production-linked incentive schemes and investments for medical drug parks, MedTech research policy and MedTech research incentive scheme." He further added that this MedTech Mitra initiative will facilitate the indigenous development of affordable, quality medical devices.
