GHWP leaders stress the importance of supporting innovation, convergence in medical devices regulations, and legislation between countries

GHWP leaders stress the importance of supporting innovation, convergence in medical devices regulations, and legislation between countries

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : The meeting was attended by the CEO of SFDA, Dr. Hisham bin Saad Aljadhey; the Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Eng. Osama Al-Zamil; the Deputy Minister of Health for Planning and Development, Eng. Abdulaziz Al-Rumaih; the Assistant Minister of Health, Dr. Mohammed Al-Abdulaali; the Director General of Medical Services in the Armed Forces, Dr. Ahmed Al-Ameri; and the CEO of the Public Health Authority, Abdullah Al-Quwaizani and GHWP Chair and Executive Vice President of the Medical Devices Sector at SFDA, Eng. Ali Al-Dalaan.

The meeting also was attended by representatives of the 33 regulatory bodies, international alliances and associations other than member states, such as the World Assembly of Manufacturers of Diagnostic Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy Devices, the World Health Organization, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Medical Device Coding Organization, the Asia Pacific Medical Technology Association, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Pan American Network on Drug Regulatory Harmonization, Africa Medical Devices Forum (AMDF) and the Global Medical Technology Alliance (GMTA).

At the end of the meeting, GHWP recommended updating and developing legislation and technical requirements that support innovation processes in