The fifth WHO Global Forum on Medical Devices takes place in Geneva (June 2-4). Medical devices include technologies to screen, diagnose, treat, palliate, and assist at all healthcare levels, yet many are not available, not accessible, not safe, or not affordable to all the patients who need them.

Much has been achieved but more remains to be done, the World Health Organization said, pointing to the challenges that medical devices need to address: the Sustainable Development Goals, climate change, scientific and technological advances, as well as increasing events of crisis and emergencies. The forum was previously held in India (2018)

The forum will feature sessions on selection of priority medical devices, essential in-vitro diagnostics, innovation, regulation, and health technology assessment for medical devices, among other topics.

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Published on June 1, 2025