International Medical Device Regulators Forum

Current Context : Recently, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization under Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has become an affiliate member of the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF).

• Benefits: This membership will help harmonize medical device regulations across countries, simplifying global market access for Indian manufacturers and promoting public health safety.
• Opportunities for India: Indian medical device manufacturers will gain access to new markets, improve product competitiveness, and contribute to global medical device regulations, boosting India’s presence on the global stage.

ABOUT IMDRF 

• It is a group of global medical device regulators whose aim is to speed up the adoption of international medical device regulatory harmonisation and convergence.
• Established in 2011.
• Members include national regulatory authorities of the US, Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan, the UK, Brazil, Russia, China, South Korea, Singapore and the World Health Organisation (WHO).