Commercially reprocessed medical devices ‘as safe as originals’
Medical device reprocessors body sets the record straight after recent article on single-use devices
By Daniel J Vukelich - 14 May 2021
Medi-Q MD Ebrahim Jappie. The company is ready to enter the regulatory framework SAHPRA created to allow South African-based commercial reprocessors to operate under the same standards as those in the US and Europe.
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Healthcare is at a critical juncture. There are limited resources, growing demands and increased damage done to our environment in delivering care. Covid-19 has revealed the vulnerability of our healthcare supply chain and worsened environmental waste and costs. The lessons learnt include a demand that we abandon our “disposable” healthcare culture and move to a more resilient, sustainable, circular cost-savings model.