Existing infra for testing medical devices inadequate: Parliamentary panel

The report presented in the Parliament by a standing committee stated that along with more testing labs, the country needs a robust IT-enabled and feedback-driven post-sales surveillance system

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is falling short in regulating the medical devices industry, and more medical device testing laboratories need to be set up, a report presented in the Parliament by the Standing Committee on Health stated. The committee was headed by Ram Gopal Yadav, a member of Parliament, as reported by The Hindu.