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Medical Technology
South Asia's First Medical Technology Park to Make Quality Healthcare Affordable
Technology products at the park to offer international
quality yet cost effective solutions to healthcare providers
South Asia's first medical technology park at Sriperumbudur near Chennai was
inaugurated recently. The setting up of the park at Chennai is in line with
the Government of Tamil Nadu's initiative of promoting Chennai as a manufacturing
hub. Chennai has also been chosen in view of its reputation as a medical tourism
hotspot. Its healthcare infrastructure, which includes among other things the
clinical expertise on offer, has often come in for praise. What's more, it has
the added advantage of having an eastern seaport and a well-established airport.
Spread over 25 acres and designed to house 10 international medical technology
manufacturers, the Trivitron Medical Technologies Park is an initiative of Trivitron
Healthcare Private Ltd, one of the leading medical technology companies in India.
The park aims to bring cutting edge medical technology to medical professionals
across the country at affordable costs. A range of products including ultrasound
systems, Colour Dopplers, X-ray machines, C-arms, in-vitro diagnostic reagents
and instruments, cardiology diagnostic instruments, critical care instruments,
modular operating theatres, operating theatre lights and tables and implantable
medical devices will be manufactured at the park. It is expected that the manufacture
of world-class medical devices within the country will bring down the overall
healthcare costs dramatically.
"We are exhilarated that Trivitron has set up the first medical technology
park in the region to manufacture an indigenous line of products designed specifically
for Indian markets. This is yet another feather in the cap of Tamil Nadu's healthcare
system. Tamil Nadu, as you are all aware, is the leader in healthcare delivery
in the country and is the choicest destination for international medical tourism,”
said M K Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
In his keynote address, Dr GSK Velu, Founder and Managing Director, Trivitron
Group of Companies expressed hope that the setting up of the park will catalyze
the rapid spread of medical technology across the country. "The setting
up of this park is a dream come true. With this we plan to put India on the
global map of medical technology manufacturing. The fact that this initiative
will eventually help bring down healthcare costs, facilitating the spread of
advanced medical technology across the country is a source of great satisfaction
for me," he said.
Trivitron Healthcare is looking at setting up more facilities at the park very
soon. To this end, the company has already signed joint ventures with leading
international medical devices manufacturers. These include Brandon Medical,
UK, ET, Cardioline, Italy, Johnson Medical, Sweeden and Biosystems, Spain.
VK Subburaj, Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government
of Tamil Nadu hailed the setting up of the park as a giant stride towards self-sufficiency
in medical devices manufacture. "This unique initiative will go a long
way in ensuring that quality healthcare becomes widely available. A reduction
in the manufacturing costs of medical devices will in turn reduce the overall
healthcare costs significantly," he added.
EH News Bureau
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