75% of medical devices in India imported: report

New Delhi: 3rd September 2013

There is a need in India to curb the import of medical equipment and focus on indigenous healthcare technology to make procedures and services affordable for all, a report released on Monday said. "About 75 percent of the medical devices in India are imported, so there is a need to promote indigenous medical technology in low-resource settings to drive down the cost of healthcare," read the report, "Universal Health Cover for India 2013".

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