• 2021-05-22 04:20:30

PFDA shared the updated procedure for the issuance of special certification for COVID-19 test kits following recent guidance for minimum performance requirements of different types of COVID-19 Test Kits.

• 2021-04-26 01:41:13

The Indonesian Ministry of Health announced that Approved Import Rapid Diagnostic Test of Antigen Covid-19 (RDT-Ag) which have not fulfil WHO Emergency Used Listing (EUL) recommendations, US-FDA Emergency Used Authorization (EUA) recommendations, or European Medicine Agency (EMA) recommendations and Approved Local Rapid Diagnostic Test of Antigen Covid-19 (RDT-Ag) which is not tested by Standard of National Institute of Health Research and Development of the Ministry of Health or an independent institution designated by the Ministry of Health are directed to conduct validation tests at laboratories that have been appointed by the Ministry of Health. This is stipulated on an announcement on February 15, 2021.

• 2020-11-26 03:47:29

In 2020, National Public Procurement Agency (in Indonesia known as LKPP) has opened E-katalog registration for domestic medical device products and several medical products for handling Covid-19. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, there are several stages in the E-katalog registration process which is carried out online, namely verification / clarification process. However, the price negotiation stage is still carried out face to face. There is also a possibility that e-katalog registration for imported medical products will be opened around this year.

• 2020-08-13 09:07:56

Covid-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of the medical device markets drastically. In this article, we explore the shifts in supply and demand and bring up an overview of the key areas that have either been positively or negatively impacted.

• 2020-08-11 05:46:22

The Indonesian Ministry of Health has issued a guidebook, which will be explained the flow of medical device services specifically for medical and household health supplies used for handling Covid-19.

• 2020-06-16 08:03:29

MDA has recently announced that it will no longer consider Notification of Special Access (Route A) applications to manage COVID-19 medical device shortage in the country.

• 2020-06-16 08:03:29

PFDA released updated guidelines for the importers and manufacturers of PPEs, ventilators, and respirators in relation to the COVID-19 situation.

• 2020-06-16 07:02:42

COVID-19 outbreak causes the need for medical devices to be in very high demand. Therefore, IAPI (Association of Indonesian Procurement Experts) together with PERSI (Association of Hospitals throughout Indonesia) has provided an emergency medical equipment information system to handle the procurement and donation throughout Indonesia.

• 2020-06-16 05:58:49

Ministry of Finance Decree ( PMK-34/PMK.04/2020) stated that import of goods for the purposes of handling the COVID-19-related medical products are granted with customs and / or excise and taxation facilities. Applicant could apply the exemption through INSW website (http://www.insw.go.id/). This policy is started from 17 April 2020 until further date set by The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

• 2020-06-16 05:04:48

Thailand is presently at the PHASE 3 transition, where businesses are reopening , Qualtech presents collection of the regulatory updates from ThaiFDA, in relation to COVID-19 kit outbreak.