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Committee Information

Committee Code:
TC6
Committee Name:
Medical Devices and Supplies
Committee Sector:
Health and Personal Care
Committee Scope:

Preparation of Palestinian Standards projects and participation in the preparation of regional and international standards related to medical devices and supplies that fall under the following definition, including all types of standards such as requirements, definitions, test methods, classification, and others:

Medical device: Any instrument, apparatus, appliance, software, implant, reagent, material, or any other article prepared by its manufacturer to be used for humans—whether used alone or in combination—for one or more of the following specified medical purposes:

- Diagnosis of a disease, prevention, monitoring, prediction, prognosis, treatment, or alleviation of it.

- Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, or alleviation of any injury or disability that may occur, or compensation for any of them.

- Investigation of anatomical structure or physiological or pathological condition, or replacement or modification of any of them.

- Providing information through laboratory examination of samples derived from the human body, including organ, blood, and tissue donation, which do not achieve their primary intended action in or on the human body by pharmacological, immunological, or metabolic means, but these means can be considered as assisting in their function.

The following products should also be considered medical devices:

- Devices for regulating or enhancing pregnancy.

- Products specifically intended for cleaning, disinfecting, or sterilizing the devices referred to in the definition of a medical device.

Participating Entities

Eyad Tanina
Palestinian Nursing and Midwifery Association
Amjad Abu Salha
Palestinian Federation Of Industries 
Hiba Zabady
Palestine Standards Institution
Sameer Mtour
Palestine Doctors Association
Fidaa Naser Eldeen
Federation Importers Nutritional supplements and medical supplies
Wael Amro
Palestine Doctors Association
Ziad Dayeh
Federation Importers Medicines and Medical Supplies
Hanadi Jayyousi
Pharmacist Syndicate
Ali Amr
Palestinian Universities
Imad Al-Kharouf
Medical Relief Society
Muhannad Habash
Federation of Palestinian Chambers of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture
Khamees Edkadek
Federation Importers Medicines and Medical Supplies
Shadi Abu Alia
Palestinian Medical Technology Association 
Mohammad Odeh
Ministry of Finance
Ahmad Alshobke
Ministry of Health