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https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/who_052221.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=c2f256ce_2 549w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/who_052221.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=c2f256ce_2 768w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/who_052221.tmb-1024v.jpg?sfvrsn=c2f256ce_2 1024w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/who_052221.tmb-1366v.jpg?sfvrsn=c2f256ce_2 1366w, https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/who_052221.tmb-1920v.jpg?sfvrsn=c2f256ce_2 1920w" class="single-image" alt="Medical devices" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="dynamic-content__title"> <h1 class="dynamic-content__title-text">Medical devices</h1> </div> </header> <section class="dynamic-content__section dynamic-content__container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-7"> <div class="dynamic-content__section-content"> <div class="sf_cols tabWidget health-topic_tabWidget"> <div class="sf_colsOut flex-clear" data-placeholder-label="Tab wrapper"> <div class="ul-tabs--wrapper"> <ul class="tabs"></ul> </div> <div class="sf_colsIn single-tabContent"> <div class="sf_cols singleTabWrapper"> <div class="sf_colsOut tabHeaderWrapper" data-sf-element="Tab header" data-placeholder-label="Tab header"> <div class="sf_colsIn tabHeaderText"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block"> Overview </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf_colsOut tabContent" data-sf-element="Tab contents" data-placeholder-label="Tab contents"> <div class="sf_colsIn"> <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 possible. 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. Such health technologies are used to diagnose illness, to monitor treatments, to assist disabled people and to intervene and treat illnesses, both acute and chronic. <br /><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;"></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;">Today, there are an estimated 2 million different kinds of medical devices on the world market, categorized into more than 7000 generic devices groups.</span><br /></p><p><strong></strong></p><p>A medical device can be any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, reagent for in vitro use, software, material or other similar or related article, intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination for a medical purpose.<br /></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf_cols singleTabWrapper"> <div class="sf_colsOut tabHeaderWrapper" data-sf-element="Tab header" data-placeholder-label="Tab header"> <div class="sf_colsIn tabHeaderText"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block"> WHO Response </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf_colsOut tabContent" data-sf-element="Tab contents" data-placeholder-label="Tab contents"> <div class="sf_colsIn"> <p>Policies, strategies, and action plans for health technologies, specifically for medical devices, are required in any national health plan. Within the context of a robust health system they ensure access to safe, effective, and high-quality medical devices that prevent, diagnose, and treat disease and injury, and assist patients in their rehabilitation.<br /><br />WHO’s “Global Model Regulatory Framework for Medical Devices including in vitro diagnostic medical devices” supports Member States to develop and implement regulatory controls and regional guidelines for good manufacturing to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of medical devices available in their countries. The Organization also works with Member States and collaborating centres to develop guidelines and tools, including norms and standards on medical devices.<br /><br />Additionally, WHO supports Member States in establishing mechanisms to assess national needs for health technologies in particular medical devices and to assure their availability and use, particularly in low-resource settings. A web-based health technologies database serves as a clearing house and provides countries guidance on appropriate medical devices according to levels of care, setting, environment, and intended health intervention, tailored to the specific needs of country or region.<br /></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-md-4 col-md-push-1"> <div class="dynamic-content__sidebar"> <div id="dynamic-content__accordion" class="dynamic-content__accordion sf-accordion"> <div class="sf-accordion__panel"><div class="sf-accordion__title"><a href="#" class="sf-accordion__trigger-panel">Fact sheets <span class="sf-accordion__icon"></span></a></div><div class="sf-accordion__content"><ul><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/health-care-waste" title="Healthcare waste">Healthcare waste</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/assistive-technology" title="Assistive technology">Assistive technology</a></a></li></ul></div></div></li><div class="sf-accordion__panel"><div class="sf-accordion__title"><a href="#" class="sf-accordion__trigger-panel">Databases and tools  <span class="sf-accordion__icon"></span></a></div><div class="sf-accordion__content"><ul><li class=""><a href="#"><a target="_blank" href="/data/gho/data/themes/theme-details/GHO/priority-health-technologies">Global Health Observatory – Medical Devices</a></a></li></ul></div></div></li><div class="sf-accordion__panel"><div class="sf-accordion__title"><a href="#" class="sf-accordion__trigger-panel">Initiatives and groups   <span class="sf-accordion__icon"></span></a></div><div class="sf-accordion__content"><ul><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/groups/strategic-and-technical-advisory-group-of-experts-on-medical-devices-(stag-medev)">Strategic and advisory group of experts on medical devices (STAG MEDEV)</a></a></li></ul></div></div></li><div class="sf-accordion__panel"><div 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href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA76/A76_R5-en.pdf">WHA76.5 Strengthening diagnostics capacity</a></span></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="https://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/WHA75/A75(25)-en.pdf" data-sf-ec-immutable="">WHA75(25) Standardization of medical devices nomenclature</a> </a></li></ul></div></div></li><div class="sf-accordion__panel"><div class="sf-accordion__title"><a href="#" class="sf-accordion__trigger-panel">Technical work <span class="sf-accordion__icon"></span></a></div><div class="sf-accordion__content"><ul><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/overview">Health product and policy standards</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/regulation-prequalification/overview">Regulation and Prequalification</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices">Technical information on medical devices</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/human-resources">Human resources for medical devices</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/policies">Policies and resolutions</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/nomenclature">Nomenclature of medical devices</a></a></li><li class=""><a href="#"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/management-use/tech-specs">Procurement and technical specifications</a></a></li></ul></div></div></li> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-7"> </div> </div> </section> </article> <script type='text/javascript' 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WHO developed guidance on medical... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/378274/9789240093621-eng.pdf?sequence=1" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240093621" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/378235/9789240095212-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=4" alt="WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2024" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>18 July 2024</span> </div> <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240095212"> <h3 class="sf-publications-item__title">WHO compendium of innovative health technologies for low-resource settings 2024</h3> </a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__description"> <p>Access to appropriate, affordable, effective, and safe health technologies is paramount, especially in low-resource settings, where burden of  non-communicable... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/378235/9789240095212-eng.pdf?sequence=1" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240095212" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/373354/9789240078956-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=8" alt="Technical specifications for pre-market assessment of medical masks" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>18 October 2023</span> </div> <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240078956"> <h3 class="sf-publications-item__title">Technical specifications for pre-market assessment of medical masks</h3> </a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__description"> <p>The purpose of this document is to provide technical specifications to medical mask manufacturers. The document is intended mainly for manufacturers but... </p> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__actions"> <div class="sf-publications-item__file"> <a class="download-url " href="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/373354/9789240078956-eng.pdf?sequence=1" aria-label="Download" target="_blank">Download</a> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item__url"> <a href="/publications/i/item/9789240078956" class="page-url" aria-label="Read More">Read More</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sf-publications-item list-item col-sm-3"> <div class="sf-publications-item__container"> <figure class="sf-publications-item__figure"> <img src="https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/373170/9789240075061-eng.pdf.jpg?sequence=4" alt="Sustainable management of radiotherapy facilities and equipment" /> </figure> <div class="sf-publications-item__body"> <div class="sf-publications-item__header"> <div class="sf-publications-item__date"> <span>4 October 2023</span> </div> <a 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1"> <div class="section-heading"> <h3>Our work</h3> </div> <div class="sf-slider-related ui-slider--multiple"> <div class="sf-slick-slider slick-slider"> <div class="list-view horizontal-list sf-visible"> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/prioritizing-medical-devices" class="link-container" aria-label="Prioritizing medical devices" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/whocovid19_20200618_aze994_145.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=ba72de63_18" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/whocovid19_20200618_aze994_145.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=ba72de63_18')"> </div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Prioritizing medical devices</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/strengthening-medical-imaging" class="link-container" aria-label="Strengthening medical imaging" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/who_013567.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=3c227c0c_3" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/who_013567.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=3c227c0c_3')"> </div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Strengthening medical imaging</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/activities/accelerating-impact-for-innovations-for-health" class="link-container" aria-label="Accelerating impact of innovations for health" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/imported/innovation-in-the-lab-india.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1c25b73_4" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/imported/innovation-in-the-lab-india.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=1c25b73_4')"> </div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Accelerating impact of innovations for health</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C424_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Videos</p> <a href="https://www.who.int/multi-media?healthtopics=5e1bb1f0-db0b-44c2-a606-f6a8021f4970&multimediatypes=ff848338-e918-4d45-8702-12422eb672d6">All →</a> </div> <script type='text/javascript' src='/ResourcePackages/WHO/assets/dist/scripts/multimedia-modal.min.js?v=14.0.7729.19549'></script> <script async defer src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2"></script> <div class="sf-multimedia"> <div class="sf-multimedia-list sf-multimedia-list__small row"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item sf-multimedia-item__video col-md-3 col-xs-6"> <a class="sf-multimedia-item__container" href="#" onclick='new ModalJS( "YoutubeVideo", "https://youtu.be/NDF9OiFbceI")'> <span class="sf-multimedia-item__link page-url play-button"></span> <figure class="sf-multimedia-item__figure" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/oxygen/oxygen-concentrator-ready-to-use.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=cb824501_1');" role="img" aria-label="Thumbnail for video" title="Thumbnail for video"> <img src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/oxygen/oxygen-concentrator-ready-to-use.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=cb824501_1" alt="Thumbnail for video" style="display: none;" /> </figure> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__body"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__date">21 April 2022</div> <h3 class="sf-multimedia-item__heading">Medical equipment training – How to get an oxygen concentrator ready for use</h3> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__actions"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__url"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="sf-multimedia-item sf-multimedia-item__video col-md-3 col-xs-6"> <a class="sf-multimedia-item__container" href="#" onclick='new ModalJS( "YoutubeVideo", "https://youtu.be/zry4aQ5FeUw")'> <span class="sf-multimedia-item__link page-url play-button"></span> <figure class="sf-multimedia-item__figure" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/oxygen/pulse-oximeter-ready-to-use.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=f431db02_1');" role="img" aria-label="Thumbnail for video" title="Thumbnail for video"> <img src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/oxygen/pulse-oximeter-ready-to-use.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=f431db02_1" alt="Thumbnail for video" style="display: none;" /> </figure> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__body"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__date">21 April 2022</div> <h3 class="sf-multimedia-item__heading">Medical equipment training – How to get a pulse oximeter ready for use</h3> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__actions"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__url"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="sf-multimedia-item sf-multimedia-item__video col-md-3 col-xs-6"> <a class="sf-multimedia-item__container" href="#" onclick='new ModalJS( "YoutubeVideo", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_-Mo71UMnE")'> <span class="sf-multimedia-item__link page-url play-button"></span> <figure class="sf-multimedia-item__figure" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/2021-dha-images/bipap-clinical-use.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=1f382b11_1');" role="img" aria-label="" title=""> <img src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/2021-dha-images/bipap-clinical-use.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=1f382b11_1" alt="" style="display: none;" /> </figure> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__body"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__date">1 March 2022</div> <h3 class="sf-multimedia-item__heading">Medical equipment training – How to clinically use a BiPAP machine</h3> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__actions"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__url"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="sf-multimedia-item sf-multimedia-item__video col-md-3 col-xs-6"> <a class="sf-multimedia-item__container" href="#" onclick='new ModalJS( "YoutubeVideo", "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiR96EhsQ0I")'> <span class="sf-multimedia-item__link page-url play-button"></span> <figure class="sf-multimedia-item__figure" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/oxygen/cpap-clinical-use714f9a51-68df-42dd-89ee-3d08426864d1.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=7f86455_1');" role="img" aria-label="CPAP clinical use video thumbnail showing a oronasal mask" title="CPAP clinical use video thumbnail showing a oronasal mask"> <img src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/oxygen/cpap-clinical-use714f9a51-68df-42dd-89ee-3d08426864d1.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=7f86455_1" alt="CPAP clinical use video thumbnail showing a oronasal mask" style="display: none;" /> </figure> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__body"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__date">1 March 2022</div> <h3 class="sf-multimedia-item__heading">Medical equipment training – How to clinically use a CPAP machine</h3> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__actions"> <div class="sf-multimedia-item__url"> </div> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C294_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C430_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <h3>Events</h3> <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/overview?healthtopics=5e1bb1f0-db0b-44c2-a606-f6a8021f4970&publishingoffices=e87a3645-88e9-466b-972f-961d1d14eb1e">All →</a> </div> <div class="list-view vertical-list sf-events-wrapper sf-events-list vertical-list--image"> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/news-room/events/detail/2024/11/26/default-calendar/who-virtual-workshop-series-for-developing-national-medical-oxygen-scale-up-plans" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="WHO virtual workshop series for developing national medical oxygen scale-up plans" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/initiatives/oxygen-access/webpage-banner_expanded.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=bb137be3_2" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/initiatives/oxygen-access/webpage-banner_expanded.tmb-131v.jpg?sfvrsn=bb137be3_2')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <p class="heading text-underline">WHO virtual workshop series for developing national medical oxygen scale-up plans</p> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 26 November 2024 – 30 June 2025 </span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/news-room/events/detail/2025/06/02/default-calendar/fifth-who-global-forum-on-medical-devices" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="Fifth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/eios-gtm-photos/gmfdpicf3d98b72-2487-41d3-a1c9-c3ca88d502c1.tmb-768v.gif?sfvrsn=61ca0d52_3" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/eios-gtm-photos/gmfdpicf3d98b72-2487-41d3-a1c9-c3ca88d502c1.tmb-131v.gif?sfvrsn=61ca0d52_3')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <p class="heading text-underline">Fifth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices</p> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 2 – 6 June 2025 </span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="/news-room/events/detail/2024/10/02/default-calendar/webinar--the-crucial-rule-of-oxygen-in-global-health" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="Webinar: The crucial role of oxygen in global health" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/49889638106_43ea9b0a88_o.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=1219e50d_1" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/49889638106_43ea9b0a88_o.tmb-131v.jpg?sfvrsn=1219e50d_1')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <p class="heading text-underline">Webinar: The crucial role of oxygen in global health</p> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 2 October 2024 13:30 – 14:30 CET </span> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C430_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="section-heading"> <h3>Calls</h3> <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail?healthtopics=5e1bb1f0-db0b-44c2-a606-f6a8021f4970&publishingoffices=e87a3645-88e9-466b-972f-961d1d14eb1e&articletypes=">All →</a> </div> <div class="list-view vertical-list vertical-list--image"> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/call-for-public-consultation---health-technology-assessment-for-medical-devices" class="link-container table" aria-label="Call for public consultation - Health technology assessment of medical devices, second edition" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/mixcollage-14-jun-2024-05-28-pm-8629.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=95525d56_1" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/mixcollage-14-jun-2024-05-28-pm-8629.tmb-131v.jpg?sfvrsn=95525d56_1')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">16 June 2024</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Call for consultation</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Call for public consultation - Health technology assessment of medical devices, second edition</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/call-for-submissions---2023-call-for-innovative-health-technologies-for-low-resource-settings.-focusing-on-non-communicable-diseases" class="link-container table" aria-label="2023 Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings. Focusing on non-communicable diseases" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/all-compendium2_compressed.tmb-768v.png?sfvrsn=167403b3_1" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/all-compendium2_compressed.tmb-131v.png?sfvrsn=167403b3_1')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">29 September 2023</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Call for submissions</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">2023 Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings. Focusing on non-communicable diseases</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/articles-detail/Call_for_public_consultation-Technical_specifications_BPM_devices_PQ" class="link-container table" aria-label="Call for public consultation - Technical specifications for prequalification (PQ) of Blood pressure measurement devices (BPMD)" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/50397104017_bpm_device_o.tmb-768v.png?sfvrsn=aa07a7fe_1" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/50397104017_bpm_device_o.tmb-131v.png?sfvrsn=aa07a7fe_1')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">1 September 2022</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Call for consultation</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Call for public consultation - Technical specifications for prequalification (PQ) of Blood pressure measurement devices (BPMD)</p> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C430_Col02" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 3" data-placeholder-label="Column 3"> <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Training</h2> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://openwho.org/courses/respiratory-equipment" data-sf-ec-immutable="">COVID-19 respiratory equipment</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/management-use/trainings">Trainings for medical devices</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-DECON-EN" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Decontamination and sterilization of medical devices</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://openwho.org/courses/IPC-PPE-EN" data-sf-ec-immutable="">COVID-19: How to put on and remove personal protective equipment (PPE)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://openwho.org/courses/severe-acute-respiratory-infection" data-sf-ec-immutable="">WHO Clinical Care Severe Acute Respiratory Infection Training</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C423_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C431_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-4" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Country profiles</p> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/global-atlas-of-medical-devices">Medical devices country profiles</a></div></div> </div> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Newsletter</p> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/newsletter">Medical devices newsletter</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C431_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-8" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>WHO Medical Devices Technical Series</p> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C432_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <a href="https://www.who.int/teams/health-product-policy-and-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/management-use"> <div class="sf-image thumb"> <img class="lazy" data-src="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/medical-devices-technical-series.tmb-1920v.jpg?sfvrsn=334da55b_4" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/medical-devices/medical-devices-technical-series.tmb-1920v.jpg?sfvrsn=334da55b_4" title="Medical devices technical series" alt="Diagram with all publications in the medical devices technical series" /> </div> </a> </div> <div id="PageContent_C432_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div data-block="true" data-editor="fcfj7" data-offset-key="cr5d9-0-0"><div data-offset-key="cr5d9-0-0"><h3>What is the Medical Devices Technical Series?</h3><p>The <a href="https://who.int/teams/health-product-and-policy-standards/assistive-and-medical-technology/medical-devices/management-use" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked=""> "Medical Devices Technical Series (MDTS)"</a> is a series of publications intended to increase access to medical devices. WHO developed this series that cover the following areas:</p></div></div><ul data-block="true" data-editor="fcfj7" data-offset-key="cep3r-0-0"><li><div data-offset-key="cep3r-0-0">Development of medical devices policies</div></li><li><div data-offset-key="cep3r-0-0">Human resources for medical devices</div></li><li><div data-offset-key="cep3r-0-0">Regulation of medical devices</div></li><li><div data-offset-key="3raj7-0-0">Health technology assessment of medical devices</div></li><li><div data-offset-key="7jl33-0-0">Health technology management</div></li><li><div data-offset-key="69m84-0-0">Priority and essential medical devices</div></li></ul><div data-block="true" data-editor="fcfj7" data-offset-key="5lcc1-0-0"><div data-offset-key="5lcc1-0-0"><br data-text="true" /></div></div><div data-offset-key="7gju1-0-0"><h3>Who could use the MDTS?</h3></div><ul data-offset-key="m3gl-0-0"><li>Policy-makers, biomedical engineers working in health care settings and government institutions</li><li>Hospital and clinical managers</li><li>Donors of medical devices and NGOs working in health technology</li><li>Academic institutions studying health technology</li><li>District, national, regional and global health managers</li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C422_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>WHO Global Fora on Medical Devices</p> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><p>Member States recognized in World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions WHA60.29 (2007) and WHA 67.20 (2014) that medical devices are indispensable for health-care delivery but that their selection, regulation and use present enormous challenges, especially for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).</p><p>In order to increase access to appropriate, safe, affordable, effective medical devices of quality for all; the WHO Medical Devices has enable the WHO Global Fora on Medical Devices.  </p><p>The WHO Global Fora on Medical Devices serve as opportunities to share WHO initiatives to support country needs towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Fora also serve as occasions to listen to regional and country activities on medical devices issues. The Fora present the WHO resources available to Member States in a range of topics concerning medical devices:</p><ul><li>policy of medical devices</li><li>regulation of medical devices</li><li>nomenclature of medical devices</li><li>medical devices innovation </li><li>selection and prioritization of medical devices</li><li>human resources for medical devices</li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;font-size:inherit;">management of medical devices</span></li><li><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;font-size:inherit;">among others</span></li></ul><p><span style="background-color:transparent;font-family:inherit;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;white-space:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;font-size:inherit;"></span><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;">The programmes of the WHO Global Fora have include presentations on the a huge range of topics on medical devices and also help present WHO projects, initiatives, tools, resources and work in progress.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;text-align:inherit;text-transform:inherit;word-spacing:normal;caret-color:auto;white-space:inherit;"> </span></p></div> </div> <div class="list-view vertical-list sf-events-wrapper sf-events-list vertical-list--image"> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2025/06/02/default-calendar/fifth-who-global-forum-on-medical-devices" class="link-container table event-table" aria-label="Fifth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices" role="link"> <div class="table-cell"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/eios-gtm-photos/gmfdpicf3d98b72-2487-41d3-a1c9-c3ca88d502c1.tmb-768v.gif?sfvrsn=61ca0d52_3" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/eios-gtm-photos/gmfdpicf3d98b72-2487-41d3-a1c9-c3ca88d502c1.tmb-131v.gif?sfvrsn=61ca0d52_3')"></div> </div> </div> <div class="table-cell info"> <p class="heading text-underline">Fifth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices</p> <span class="timestamp"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> 2 – 6 June 2025 </span> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C422_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"><div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C386_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <p>Global collaborations on Medical Devices</p> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C428_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><a href="https://who.int/about/partnerships/collaborating-centres" data-sf-ec-immutable="">WHO collaborating centres</a></h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?vGCC5LUd3N7yMF7S1AAX1g==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Centro Nacional de Excelencia Tecnológica en Salud – CENETEC (Mexico)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?J2p4erMhnLQI+WJGGClZ9w==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Centro para el Control Estatal de Medicamentos, Equipos y Dispositivos Médicos – CECMED (Cuba)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?LAnZmJsf3uPgnmM99YA/og==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Fudan University (China)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?YL6fJmroDe8bTNXmaTrGBw==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">IRCCS S. Matteo Hospital (Italy)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?Gu2DrYE7BX18ulzgxJwMJA==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">National Health Systems Resources Centre, New Delhi (India)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?IeJ8PqqOsGgTcbbFoDaA2g==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Saudi Food and Drug Authority – SFDA (Saudi Arabia)</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://apps.who.int/whocc/Detail.aspx?KXylbUxA0P9eyMHrlRPb4Q==" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Technical Services Partnership, University of Vermont (USA)</a></div></div> </div> </div> <div id="PageContent_C428_Col01" class="sf_colsIn col-md-6" data-sf-element="Column 2" data-placeholder-label="Column 2"> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><h2><a href="https://who.int/about/partnerships/non-state-actors" data-sf-ec-immutable="">Non-State actors in official relations with WHO</a></h2></div> </div> <div class="sf-content-block content-block" > <div ><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00005.aspx?vGCC5LUd3N7yMF7S1AAX1g==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Global Diagnostic Imaging, Healthcare IT & Radiation Therapy Trade Association - DITTA</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00010.aspx?J2p4erMhnLQI+WJGGClZ9w==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Global Medical Technology Alliance – GMTA</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00011.aspx?LAnZmJsf3uPgnmM99YA/og==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">Health Technology Assessment International - HTAi</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00013.aspx?GCd+1ak3vZb7d8InycXi0A==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">HUMATEM - Pour l’appui à l’équipement médical des pays en développement</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00139.aspx?YL6fJmroDe8bTNXmaTrGBw==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering – IFMBE</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00108.aspx?Gu2DrYE7BX18ulzgxJwMJA==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">International Federation of Hospital Engineering - IFHE</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00180.aspx?IeJ8PqqOsGgTcbbFoDaA2g==" target="_blank" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">International Union of Architects - UIA</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00122.aspx?KXylbUxA0P9eyMHrlRPb4Q==" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – WFSA</a></div><div class="arrowed-link"><a href="https://publicspace.who.int/sites/GEM/Profile/P00073.aspx?KXylbUxA0P9eyMHrlRPb4Q==" data-sf-ec-immutable="" data-sf-marked="">World Stroke Organization</a></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C253_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-12" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <h3>Related health topics</h3> </div> <div class="list-view horizontal-list matching-height"> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/cancer" class="link-container" aria-label="Cancer" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/who-052120-orig.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=8669207_13" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/who-052120-orig.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=8669207_13')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Non-communicable diseases</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Cancer</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/cardiovascular-diseases" class="link-container" aria-label="Cardiovascular diseases" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/default-album/who-diabetes-vn-ha-nam-who-diabetes-vn-hanoi-dsc07650.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=94b9b70a_6" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/default-album/who-diabetes-vn-ha-nam-who-diabetes-vn-hanoi-dsc07650.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=94b9b70a_6')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Diseases and conditions</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Cardiovascular diseases</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/diagnostics" class="link-container" aria-label="Diagnostics" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/diagnostics/f5_112019_fj_3521_small.tmb-768v.png?sfvrsn=c3626625_1" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/health-topics/diagnostics/f5_112019_fj_3521_small.tmb-549v.png?sfvrsn=c3626625_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Health interventions</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Diagnostics</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/ebola" class="link-container" aria-label="Ebola virus disease" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/ebola-drc/community-representatives-beni-ebola-congo-drc.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=83f7502f_14" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/ebola-drc/community-representatives-beni-ebola-congo-drc.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=83f7502f_14')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Communicable diseases</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Ebola virus disease</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/health-workforce" class="link-container" aria-label="Health workforce" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/covid-19-thailand-team.tmb-768v.jpg?sfvrsn=7dec3326_12" style="background-image: url('https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/access-to-medicines/covid-19-thailand-team.tmb-549v.jpg?sfvrsn=7dec3326_12')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Health systems</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Health workforce</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/hospitals" class="link-container" aria-label="Hospitals" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/wpro/health-topic/hospitals/f8-11102016-my-6042.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=57e1f33d_4" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/wpro/health-topic/hospitals/f8-11102016-my-6042.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=57e1f33d_4')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Health systems</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Hospitals</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/health-topics/hypertension" class="link-container" aria-label="Hypertension" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/departments/ncds/cardiovascular-diseases/who-005446-orig.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=27864450_10" style="background-image: 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