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KEBS calls for calibration of medical equipment to improve healthcare quality in Kenya
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Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has urged manufacturers, hospitals and clinical laboratories to regularly calibrate medical equipment. This will help reduce device related errors with an aim to enhance patient care and safety in the country.
Speaking during World Metrology Day Celebrations organized under the theme
Measurement for Health, Lt. Col. (Rtd.) Bernard Njiraini, KEBS Managing Director said, “Medical devices are key in diagnosis and treatment of disease. However, due to constant use, these equipment are prone to drifting and damage which impacts their performance. If a patient’s physiological, biochemical, physical, and other parameters cannot be accurately measured, the resulting decision on treatment therapy based on false test results can severely jeopardize preservation of life.”
Saudi Arabia to hold International Metrology Forum
RIYADH, 2 hours, 24 minutes ago Saudi Arabia will organise the International Metrology Forum on May 25 under the motto “Measuring for Health”, in conjunction with celebrations of the World Metrology Day. Under the auspices of Minister of Commerce and SASO Chairman Dr Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi, the event will see the participation of the Director of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures Dr Martin Milton, Director of the International Organisation of Legal Metrology Anthony Donnellan and Graham Machin of the UK National Metrology Institute, as well as the Assistant of the Minister of Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dr Muhammad Al-Abdulali, Vice President of the Medical Devices Sector at the Saudi Food and Drug Authority Eng. Ali Al-Dalaan and Director of the National Measurement and Calibration Center Dr Ismail Al-Falih, an SPA report said.
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World Metrology Day to focus on efficacy of measuring devices in healthcare Published: 9:44 PM, May 15, 2021
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MUSCAT, MAY 15 - The Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP), is set to celebrate the World Metrology Day 2021 on the theme, ‘Measurement for Health)’ on May 20.
The theme of this year’s celebrations was chosen to create awareness of the important role that metrology play in health.
Commenting on this event, Eng Majid bin Nasser al Senawi (pictured), Head of the Metrological Control Department in the Directorate-General for Standards and Metrology, said the annual event commemorates the signing of the Metre Convention on May 20, 1875, which had set the framework for the modern science of measurement.