| Towards Improving Access to Medical Devices Through Local Production: Phase II: Report of a Case Study in Four Sub-Saharan Countries Contributor(s): World Health Organization (Author) |
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ISBN: 9241510145 ISBN-13: 9789241510141 Publisher: World Health Organization OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Health Care Delivery - Medical | Instruments & Supplies - Medical | Public Health |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.3" W x 11.6" (1.40 lbs) 188 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This report identifies the current issues, challenges and opportunities in low-resource settings regarding the production and lifecycle of medical devices. It builds on the findings from phase I, which elaborated on the general barriers and challenges to accessing medical devices in low-resource settings. A feasibility tool is used to evaluate production and manufacturing viability of selected medical devices in a given setting. This report provides an evaluation of the current capacity, policy and infrastructure to locally produce and manufacture selected medical devices both globally and within the four case study countries: Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Africa and the United Republic of Tanzania. |
Contributor Bio(s): World Health Organization: - World Health Organization is a Specialized Agency of the United Nations, charged to act as the world's directing and coordinating authority on questions of human health. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries, and monitoring and assessing health trends. |