• 2024-04-03 09:16:23

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) released an advisory on March 06, 2024 announcing that COVID-19 Medicines and Devices will no longer be VAT-exempt, effective 01 January 2024. This is due to the expiration of the VAT exemption provision in the CREATE Act.

• 2024-03-01 05:58:09

Decision No. 04/QD-BYT dated January 2, 2024 of the Vietnam Ministry of Health assigning Conformity Assessment Bodies for evaluation of Common Submission Dossier Template.

• 2024-01-26 07:08:51

A regulation on the management of emergency use of medical devices (trial) is issued.

• 2023-09-27 07:23:16

Indonesia released a new Omnibus Health Law No. 17/2023, which was ratified on August 8, 2023, in the House of Representatives’ Plenary Session. The law discusses health regulations in general, including medical devices and healthcare.

• 2023-07-21 02:49:56

Hong Kong's Department of Health will adopt a new strategy taking effect on 21 June 2023, to give preference to medical devices (MD) listed under the Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS) in the procurement of all applicable medical devices.

• 2023-02-23 01:45:57

A pilot run for new requirements on the procurement of medical devices by the Department of Health (DH) will be implemented with effect from 1st October 2022. Under the pilot run, medical devices purchased by Department of Health should preferably be listed under MDACS.

• 2023-02-23 01:39:29

The Procurement Bureau of the Ministry of Health and the National Public Procurement Agency plan to expand E-purchasing access for private health facilities participating as National Health Insurance (in Indonesia known as JKN) providers for transactions of medical devices in the e-katalog starting from January 2023.

• 2022-11-29 01:39:35

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the effectivity extension of FDA Circular No. 2021-025, a guideline for application of authorization due to extended state of public health emergency.

• 2022-09-27 08:23:11

A pilot run for the new requirement on the procurement of medical devices by the Department of Health will be implemented with effect from 1st October 2022. Under the pilot run, medical devices purchased by the Department of Health should preferably be listed under MDACS.

• 2022-09-27 07:58:07

Effective since 6th July 2022, Indonesia’s Ministry of Health has issued Ministry of Health Decree number HK.01.07/MENKES/1258/2022 concerning Substitution of Imported Medical Devices with Domestic Medical Devices in the Electronic Catalog / e-Katalog of the Health Sector that implement the freeze/ unfreeze mechanisms.