{"id":702,"date":"2021-06-16T10:05:40","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T10:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.interamericancoalition-medtech.org\/regulatory-convergence\/?page_id=702"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:41:29","slug":"paho-medical-devices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.interamericancoalition-medtech.org\/regulatory-convergence\/quick-links\/paho-medical-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"PAHO Medical Devices Web Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-undefined uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-undefined uagb-columns__gap-0 alignundefined uagb-block-a8550f7b\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-44fa9955\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/www.interamericancoalition-medtech.org\/regulatory-convergence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/paho-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.interamericancoalition-medtech.org\/regulatory-convergence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/paho-logo.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.interamericancoalition-medtech.org\/regulatory-convergence\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/06\/paho-logo-300x129.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-be66fa7b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-column__inner-wrap\">\n<p>Medical Devices are considered a fundamental component of Health Systems; the benefits they can provide continue to increase as they\u2019re essential to prevent, diagnose, treat and rehabilitate illnesses and diseases in a safe and effective way.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The steps that involve Medical Devices manufacturing, regulation, planning, assessment, acquisition, and management are complex but essential to guarantee their quality, safety and compatibility with the settings in which they are used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-3\">The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), through the Medicines and Health Technologies area, supports countries of the Americas Region with Medical Device Regulation, Health Technology Management and Health Technology Assessment (HTA). PAHO undertakes several activities in order to build capacity in Member States through Regional meetings and workshops, technical cooperation, information sharing, and training through online courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following you can find several resources developed by PAHO:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list uagb-icon-list__outer-wrap uagb-icon-list__layout-vertical uagb-icon-list__icon-at-top uagb-block-2e56e3d2 mb-3\"><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-42455414\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Home - Medical Devices\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=11697&amp;Itemid=41750&amp;lang=en\"><\/a><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M256 8c137 0 248 111 248 248S393 504 256 504 8 393 8 256 119 8 256 8zm113.9 231L234.4 103.5c-9.4-9.4-24.6-9.4-33.9 0l-17 17c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9L285.1 256 183.5 357.6c-9.4 9.4-9.4 24.6 0 33.9l17 17c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0L369.9 273c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.6 0-34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__label-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__label\">Home &#8211; Medical Devices<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-icon-list-child uagb-icon-list-repeater uagb-icon-list__wrapper uagb-block-cee69d6c\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Health Technology Management\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paho.org\/hq\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=11582&amp;Itemid=41686&amp;lang=en\"><\/a><div class=\"uagb-icon-list__content-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-icon-list__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path 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