(Karachi) A Memorandum of Understanding related to indigenous development of Electro Medical devices has been inked between Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Health in Islamabad on Thursday.

Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Prime Minister's Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza and others witnessed the signing ceremony.

The move will help bring innovation and improve local engineering solutions and healthcare facilities. The initiative will also open avenues for innovators to invest in multiple Electro Medical equipment in Pakistan.

Currently, Electro Medical devices are being regulated by Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan and 15 ventilators are in various phases of trials, while machine trials of 4 ventilators by PEC will be completed by the end of current week.