Health Canada Continues to Actively Monitor Supply of Medical Devices

Health Canada Continues to Actively Monitor Supply of Medical Devices

Health Canada’s role in managing medical device shortages in Canada. It explains how the government continuously tracks and updates the list of devices in short supply, ensuring transparency and quick responses to potential shortages. By working closely with manufacturers, importers, and healthcare providers, Health Canada aims to stabilize the supply chain through regulatory adjustments and proactive policies.

ANVISA Publishes Database for Clinical Investigations into Medical Devices

ANVISA Publishes Database for Clinical Investigations into Medical Devices

The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has announced the launch of a database aimed at clinical investigations related to medical devices. This initiative represents an important milestone in the health sector, promoting greater transparency, efficiency and safety in research carried out in Brazil.

Brazil’s Anvisa publishes guide about cyber security in medical devices

Anvisa publishes Guide 38/2020, “Principles and Practices of Cyber Security in Medical Devices”. The document is intended for anyone interested in ensuring the safe use of medical devices and will be useful for users of such equipment, patients, manufacturers, distributors, health services and researchers in the area of safety