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National policy on health technologyHealth technology (medical device) national policy: No

Web site: —

Language(s): —

MOH responsible for health technology policy implementation: —

Regulatory agencyAuthority responsible for implementing and enforcing regulations in your country: No

Name of principal institution: —

Web site: —

Contact: —

Telephone number: —

Email: —

National health technology assessment unitUnit/department: —

Web site: —

Contact: —

Email: —

National health technology management unitsNational health technology unit(s): Yes

Development of technical specifications for procurement process:Unit/department: Direcção de Infraestruturas e Equipamentos

Web site: —

Contact: João Maria de Pina

E mail: jomapigw@yahoo.com.br

other: Instalação, manutenção preventiva, reparações of medical equipment

Unit/department: Serviço Manutenção Técnica de Equipamentos Médicos

Web site: —

Contact: Fodé Carambá Sanhá

Email: focasa60@gmail.com

other: —Unit/department: —

Web site: —

Contact: —

Email: —

Medical device nomenclature system Official nomenclature system for medical devices: No Type: None Use: No

Nomenclature system name: — Web site: —

Medical device incorporationprocurement

Policy or guideline: No

Web site: —

National level procurement: No

Web site: —

Donations

Policy or guideline: No

Web site:—

technical specifications

Technical specifications to support procurement or donations: No

Web site: —

Population (000s)* 1’704Life expectancy at birth (years)α 54 World Bank income groupβ Low

Internet users (%)γ 3.1%Per capita total health expenditure (PPP Int $)δ 66 GNI per capita (US$)ε 590

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Inventory and maintenanceType of inventories available: —

Comments: Inventário Nacional de Equipamentos Médicos: Trabalho curso e dados parciais para o Sul do País

Medical equipment management unit: Yes

Management software: No

Software and commentsλ: —

Lists of medical deviceslists of approveD meDical Devices for public procurement or reimbursement:Lists available: No

Unit: —

Web site: —

national lists of meDical Devices for Different types of healthcare facilities or specific proceDures: Lists available: For different healthcare facilitiesWeb site - facilities: —

Web site - procedures: —

national list for Diseases anD situations: Lists available: No list available

Web site: —

Types:

Additional information and commentsλ:—

Contacts

National level = 1 Regional level = 1 Hospital level = —

Lists commentsλ:

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Communicable diseases

Non-communicable diseases

InjuriesPublic health

emergency situations

Healthcare facility Public sector Private sector Total Density per 100,000 population

Health post 96 n/a 96 5.633

Health centre 562 n/a 562 32.976

District hospital 437 n/a 437 25.642

Provincial hospital n/a n/a 0 0.000

Regional hospital 525 n/a 525 30.805

Medical equipment Public sector Private sector Total Density per 1,000,000 population

Magnetic Resonance Imaging 0 0 0 0.000

Computerized Tomography Scanner 0 0 0 0.000

Positron Emission Tomography Scanner 0 0 0 0.000

Nuclear medicine 0 0 0 0.000

Mammograph* 0 0 0 0.000

Linear accelerator 0 0 0 0.000

Telecobalt unit (Cobalt-60) 0 0 0 0.000

Radiotherapy 0 0 0 0.000

* Density per 1,000,000 females aged from 50-69 old.

focal point

Name: Fodé Carambá Sanhá

Position title: Director de Serviço

Department: Serviço Manutenção Técnica de Equipamentos Médicos

Email: focasa60@gmail.com

Telephone: (+245) 6611995

Postal address: Ministério da Saúde, Av Unidade Africana s/N, Cx Postal 50, Bissau

WHO representive:

Name: Dr Kossi Ayigan

Email: ayigank@who.int

WHO health products focal point:

Name: Inácio Alvarenga

Email: alvarengai@who.int

Telephone: (+245)3211318/3211280

WHO African Region

* UNPD as of 1 July 2012 (2013 update) α WHO 2012 dataβ WB2014classificationγ WB 2013 data (2014 update)

δ WHO 2012 dataε WB 2013 (2014 update)n/a not applicableλ The full text can be found at www.who.int/medical_devices/countries/full_text.xls