Thiruvananthapuram, May 19 (UNI) Medical devices should be developed indigenously at an affordable cost to ensure universal health health care and emergency care in India, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Prof Balram Bhargava has said.
Speaking as the chief guest at the annual convocation of the 35th batch at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) here on Saturday, Bhargava, who is also Secretary of Department of Health Research, said low cost innovations is the need of the hour to ensure affordability and accessibility for treatment.
Former Managing Director of Delhi Metro, Dr E Sreedharan,who was the guest of honour at the function, stressed the need for quality of work culture for a successful profession.