WHO Medical Devices April 2024, Newsletter

Overview

This Newsletter aims to disseminate information on medical devices and related topics, including policies and regulations, quality and safety, health technology assessment, health technology management, priority medical devices, innovation, and global collaborations. Any upcoming WHO books, reports, and events will be advertised in the newsletter.

1. Information from the 77th World Health Assembly,
2. the registration link to the WHO National Oxygen Scaleup framework meeting,
3. a reminder for the fifth WHO model list of essential in vitro diagnostics (EDL 5),
4. and open applications for prequalification of blood glucometers to manage diabetes.