Pakistan to Start Local Manufacturing of Anesthesia and Dialysis Machines

[Morpheus]

Pakistan to Start Local Manufacturing of Anesthesia and Dialysis Machines
Posted 6 hours ago by Haroon Hayder

Federal Minister for Science and Technology, Fawad Chaudhry, has revealed that Pakistan will soon start the manufacturing of anesthesia and dialysis machines.

While recalling the early days of Coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan, the minister said that the country relied on imported essential medical equipment such as PPEs, goggles, and face masks and shields and hand sanitizers as it could not locally manufacture all this on large scale back then.

However, Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) soon started the manufacturing of PPEs and hand sanitizers in Pakistan which successfully fulfilled local demand.

When asked about the supply of ventilators, the minister said that National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) has been manufacturing local ventilators following the Coronavirus outbreak in Pakistan.


Pakistan has joined the list of a handful of countries that are locally manufacturing ventilators thanks to NRTC’s brilliance.

Moreover, NRTC’s annual manufacturing capacity of 250 ventilators will be increased to 700 in a few months as well.

The minister added that Pakistan has now become a major exporter of PPEs after receiving export orders worth $100 million.

He concluded by saying that Pakistan was depending on imported medical equipment worth billions of dollars before the Coronavirus outbreak.

However, Pakistan’s response to the viral outbreak will now earn it between $5 billion and $8 billion annually through the export of essential medical equipment.

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Congratulation for the Superb work being done by Science Minister , very impressive

• First news of Ventilators manufactured in Pakistan and now news of more medical equipment

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Thanks for the thread brother.

Pakistan Zindabad.

 

[ziaulislam]

Congratulation for the Superb work being done by Science Minister , very impressive

• First news of Ventilators manufactured in Pakistan and now news of more medical equipment

we are very arroganat, ad think we can import anything from diapers to needles..

otherwise technology isnt that advance.

we want to run the country in dubai model..rather then china model..that is the problem

 

[Shehr Abbasi]

The 3 P’s of Pakistan:
Pharmaceutics
Petroleum
Pants

 

[Pandora]

we are very arroganat, ad think we can import anything from diapers to needles..

otherwise technology isnt that advance.

we want to run the country in dubai model..rather then china model..that is the problem

It is not matter of how advance the tech is but rather who can provide it on cheap rates. Ventilators imported from china were costing us around 4-5000$ but at home we can produce it at a fraction of price around 1000-1500$. US and EU companies are selling the same product for 10000-15000$. Cheap labor costs and affordable electricity when compared to other countries gives us good environment to become net exporter of goods. There are also several private companies who built their own versions of Ventilators.

 

[Imad.Khan]

Health needs to be looked at as an industry, which includes pharmaceuticals, medical apparel, medical appliances and services(essential/elective). There is alot of money to be made in the form of health tourism.

Add to that, have a retirement tourism where overseas aged people can spend the rest of their lives in the picturesque valley of Hunza. Obviously they will need to bring in certain amount of money as investment to get that visa. In return they will be given a lodge to live, 24hrs medical and aged care, organized excursions, and their final rituals as per their wishes once they pass away.