New ruling offers protection against sub-standard medical products
ALL medical equipment and products on sale in the country will have to comply with a new regulation to protect the public against substandard items by 2007.
The regulation will also prevent other countries from dumping low-quality products in Malaysia.
Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said the Medical Devices Bill is to be tabled in Parliament by early next year.
Under it, equipment used for prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and diagnostic purposes will have to be registered with the ministry before being marketed.
“We cannot regulate the medical products now as there is no provision under the existing law for enforcement. But with the proposed legislation, we will be able to do so from the manufacturing stage,” he told reporters after a closed-door dialogue with manufacturers of medical equipment today.
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