User guide: WHO technical specification for medical devices

Overview

WHO Technical Specifications (TS) are intended for technical health workers and health stakeholders such as:

• biomedical engineers
• hospital managers
• planning officers
• procurement officers
• regulators
• manufacturers
• NGOs
• UN agencies

WHO technical specifications (WHO TS) can be used for:

• tendering, procurement, and purchasing of medical equipment.
• planning maintenance
• arranging a training session for health workers
• searching technical information

The user can search for appropriate equipment using different characteristic specified in detail in the present document.