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Set up a new regulator for medical devices

GS paper 2 Syllabus: Issues related to the development of the social sector involving healthcare etc   Directions: Go through it once. Source: The Hindu Context: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is falling short in effectively regulating the medical devices industry, observed the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health. Therefore, it recommended a …

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India’s draft medical devices policy:

GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government Policies and issues arising out of their implementation.   Context: Recently, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers released an Approach Paper for the Draft National Policy for the Medical Devices, 2022.     Highlights of the Draft: Building Competitiveness through fiscal and financial support for …

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