by admin | Jul 25, 2024 | MtaI News
Allocation for family welfare schemes saw a 35% increase Even as the overall increase in budget allocation in health sector is marginal, family welfare schemes have seen a rise of a whopping 35 per cent indicating the community approach taken by the government....
by admin | Jul 25, 2024 | MtaI News
The health sector was expecting the health budget to be increased to 2.5 per cent of GDP, promotion of medical value tourism and reduction in taxation which were not mentioned in the budget presented by the FM. However the industry welcomed the move of exemption of...
by admin | Jul 25, 2024 | MtaI News
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Union Budget 2024-25, experts on Thursday called on lowering customs duty on import of global medical devices.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2024 on July 23. Speaking to IANS,...
by admin | Jul 2, 2024 | MtaI News
Allows global tenders for procurement of 354 medical deveices amid concerns over lack of domestic options The government has allowed global tenders to be floated for procurement of 354 medical devices after the health ministry raised concerns over the lack of domestic...
by admin | Jun 26, 2024 | MtaI News
In an exclusive interview with Arunima Rajan, Pavan Choudary, Chairman of the Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), discusses the pricing framework for medical devices, shedding light on its critical aspects and implications for the industry. What are the...
by admin | Jun 16, 2024 | MtaI News
The article explores the complex repercussions of price controls in healthcare and the emerging evidence of unintended consequences. Levitt and Dubner in their book Freakonomics quote a medical study which found that obstetricians in areas with declining birth rates...
by admin | May 21, 2024 | MtaI News
Medical device associations have flagged the need to ensure systematic reviews while welcoming the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation’s (CDSCO) move to urge all licensed medical device manufacturers to use the Materiovigilance Programme of India (MvPI) portal...
by admin | May 17, 2024 | MtaI News
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has granted an extension of three months to existing manufacturers and importers of high-risk medical devices if they have applied for licences before September 30, 2023. “It has been decided that, in case, if an...
by admin | May 3, 2024 | MtaI News
Pavan Choudary, Chairman of Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), Managing Director of Vygon India and a public intellectual stresses that throughout history there have been many instances of governments wanting to control prices. In most of these instances,...
by admin | Apr 24, 2024 | MtaI News
The government has expanded the composition of the committee formed to look into pricing reforms for drugs and medical devices by admitting various industry bodies, according to a circular issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers. The committee, which was...
by admin | Apr 8, 2024 | MtaI News
Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies with a large footprint in manufacturing and training in India, recently organised a high–level meeting with government stakeholders, and MediTech...
by admin | Mar 21, 2024 | MtaI News
Price controls on pharmaceutical formulations and medical devices should be based separate set of rules, as the two are different product categories, a senior government official said, even as a government committee is set to review the decade-old Drug (Prices...
by admin | Feb 8, 2024 | MtaI News
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank’s decision to keep the benchmark interest rate stable is pragmatic and will ensure sustainable economic growth, say experts. The RBI Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday decided to keep policy rate unchanged for the sixth time in a...
by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | MtaI News
SOURCE – ET Now
by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | MtaI News
The targeted areas in the health sector reflected the emphasis on “social inclusivity” by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Interim Budget 2024-25 speech. From extending Ayushman Bharat scheme to all ASHA, Anganwadi workers and helpers to encouraging...
by admin | Feb 1, 2024 | MtaI News
Budget 2024: Finance Minister Sitharaman tabled the interim budget 2024 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. During her budget speech, Sitharaman announced that healthcare cover under the Ayushman Bharat insurance scheme will be extended to all ASHA and anganwadi workers...
by admin | Jan 30, 2024 | MtaI News
SOURCE – Zee Business
by admin | Jan 19, 2024 | MtaI News
MtaI shares the issues which need to be addressed in the budget this year Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) said that the industry expects the government to address the pending list of asks in the upcoming Union Budget 2024. In 2023, the government...
by admin | Jan 17, 2024 | MtaI News
Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI), which represents leading research-based medical technology companies with large footprint in manufacturing and training in India, on Wednesday said that the industry expects the government to address the pending list of...
by admin | Jan 17, 2024 | MtaI News
New Delhi: Medical Technology Association of India on Wednesday urged the government to lower customs duty on import of medical devices that would help reduce cost of healthcare services in the country and prevent smuggling. In its pre-budget recommendation submitted...
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