Medical Equipment Donation Directive

WHEREAS, medical equipment has significant contribution to the improvement of quality healthcare service; WHEREAS, it is found necessary to protect the community from unsafe, incompatible, non functional, substandard and outdated medical equipment by ensuring the safety, usability and quality of donated medical equipment and make sure they have the necessary installation or service manual, spare parts and continuity of maintenance; WHEREAS, it is found necessary that medical equipment donation must be based on sound analysis of the need of recipients and the selection and distribution shall observe existing policies and laws of the country; NOW, THEREFORE, with a view to rectify the existing donation practice; this directive is issued in accordance with Article 55 (3) of the Food, Medicine and Healthcare Administration and Control Proclamation No.661/2009.