Drap approves another Pakistan-made ventilator

ISLAMABAD: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) has approved another locally-developed intensive care unit (ICU) ventilator, ARY News reported, quoting sources.

The National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) developed the ventilator named Pakvent-1, the sources in the health ministry said.

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The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) Medical Devices Division registered the life-support machine.

Confirming the news, the drug regulator’s Chief Executive Officer Dr Asim Rauf said the ventilator having a lifespan of ten years has been registered for a five-year period.

He billed the ventilator’s development as a major step towards self-reliance.

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Last week, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) had registered a ventilator named “i-LIVE”. The authority’s Medical Devices Registration Board registered the life-support machinein a meeting held on Friday.