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Home | Business | Stable Regulatory Environment Needed For Medical Technology Sector Mtai

Stable regulatory environment needed for medical technology sector: MTaI

Senior doctors, who are part of the high-risk population, still have low confidence to visit hospitals and perform surgeries safely.

By PTI
Published Date - 05:15 PM, Thu - 31 December 20
Stable regulatory environment needed for medical technology sector: MTaI
Senior doctors, who are part of the high-risk population, still have low confidence to visit hospitals and perform surgeries safely.
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New Delhi: Timely payment of dues by government, transparency while taking price control measures and a stable regulatory environment are required to revive the medical technology sector in the country, as per a whitepaper released by the Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI).

The whitepaper — The MedTech Industry in India – COVID-19 and Beyond — prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) also stresses on the need for hospitals to drive patient and doctor confidence besides collaborating with medical technology companies for clinical research.

It further noted that medical technology companies should continue using digital means to enhance their outreach, and conduct training programs for junior doctors to upgrade their skill.
“The report gives a account of how the entire healthcare continuum has been battling challenges on multiple fronts and has shown grit in the face of adversity to remain devoted to its cause. It is clear that urgent measures are required to reverse the trend of falling revenues and profitability,” MTaI Chairman Pavan Choudary said.

The PwC whitepaper noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the challenges for providing better access to quality healthcare to Indian patients as hospitals have either postponed or shelved their capital expenditure plans due to a sharp drop in revenues this year.
As per the whitepaper, majority of hospital beds have been held up for COVID-19 treatment, creating a shortage for other cases.

Senior doctors, who are part of the high-risk population, still have low confidence to visit hospitals and perform surgeries safely. These factors, coupled with fear of infection, have restricted patient access to elective treatments, the paper added. India has hospital bed density of 1.3 beds and doctor density of 0.69 for 1,000 people, whereas WHO recommends a minimum threshold of 5 beds and 1 doctor per 1,000 people, itsaid.

The paper stated that the projects to increase healthcare access have been hampered by the pandemic and could potentially see delays in the near future.The situation may improve in the mid-to-long term if all stakeholders work together to increase the number of beds, improve ICU capacity, recruit medical practitioners on contract, weigh the option of extending services of retiring doctors and nurses, it noted.

The paper said that even before COVID-19, the medical technology industry was reeling from depreciation of Indian rupee by almost 7-8 per cent in March against euro and the US dollar, and policy decisions like imposition of additional health cess on imported medical devices.

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