Saman-e-Shifa Foundation (SSF) is organizing a conference through Easy Health Tech on September 13, 2022 on “Boosting Medical Devices development in Pakistan” at Expo center, Karachi.
We are grateful for overwhelming response from participants, industry, Academia from Karachi to Khyber, sponsors, supporters and media.
As per research study made, medical devices market in Pakistan is estimated at USD 500 to 600 million with an estimated growth rate of 15%CAGR over the next five years (2019 to 2023).Mostly medical devices are being import from Europe, China, Japan, USA, South Korea and other countries which can be locally produced under licensing arrangements with foreign countries to boost medical device industry in Pakistan to save hard earned foreign exchange and export medical devices to earn much needed forex.
In a key note speech by Mr. Javed Ghulam Mohammad CEO/MD of Martin Dow Group will enlighten audience on Medical Diagnostic market and local manufacturing opportunities for local companies.
Dr. Abdul Bari, CEO Indus Hospital & Health network will narrate the global success story of free health care services to masses.
NHTPL in Pakistan has already manufactured cardiac stents, successful clinical trials for BMS type stents already completed and clinical trials for DES type stents will be completed soon, such offerings can reduce the cost of cardiac interventions. Dr. Murtaza Najabat Ali to present the cardiac stents development journey and offer its commercialization to local companies to make cardiac stents affordable to masses.
Dr. Qamar Malik, PAF-IAST professor and research scholar will present locally made DNA/RNA Extraction Kits, IoT based coldchain monitoring devices for vaccines and other pharma products at fraction of cost and offer such services of cold chain monitoring to relevant companies. Dr. Farhan Essa Abdullah will enlighten the audience on ways and means which can be devised to provide health care services to flood affected people in Pakistan.
A high powered Panel Discussion on Industry Academia Linkage is being moderated by Engr. Naeem Khanani between Chairman SHEC and vice Chancellors of Universities as part of Academia and Industrialist, Businessmen as part of Industry to discuss challenges and opportunities.
Syed Arif Shah, Secy General Saman-e-Shifa highlighted their ultimate vision is to make enabling eco system for affordable health care for humanity and development of medical devices locally will be instrumental in this regard.
Prof. Dr.Syed Shahid Noor, well reputed knee replacement surgeon founded and registered Saman-e-Shifa Foundation as Not for profit entity. Prof Noor will present recommendations as concluding remarks as road map for boosting medical devices in Pakistan.
Experience Zone at Conference area is being presented by M/s Easy Health Tech with SSF to show case medical devices and live performances of Ventilator, Interactive patient simulator, Bio-sensors based kits and many more medical devices.
