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Continue Essential Medical Devices Sector, No Lockdown — AMMI

Continue Essential Medical Devices Sector, No Lockdown — AMMI

By CodeBlue | 20 May 2021

Prioritise all stakeholders in the hospital ecosystem for vaccination, including clinical representatives and technicians within the medical device industry workforce and other essential workers in the medical device manufacturing supply chain.

 

With the alarming rise in daily Covid-19 cases recently, the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) is in full support of any actions necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of the Malaysian people.

In this regard, we recommend that the government institute a pragmatic approach, not amounting to the full lockdown as seen in last year’s first Movement Control Order (MCO), but to continue prioritising the balance between lives and livelihood for Malaysian.

AMMI also calls upon the government to ensure that the medical device manufacturing supply chain and service sector is able to operate at an optimal capacity in ensuring minimal disruptions to the Malaysian and regional health care sector.

As medical devices are essential components of health care facilities, it is paramount that the medical device manufacturing supply chain and service sector be given due consideration to continue operations under existing strict SOPs.

As for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK), AMMI member companies will continue to encourage its employees to vaccinate themselves, and we hope the government will prioritise all stakeholders in the hospital ecosystem for vaccination, including clinical representatives and technicians within the medical device industry and other essential workers in the medical device manufacturing supply chain.

The medical devices and consumables produced by our members are essential equipment for all frontliners in health care facilities not only in Malaysia, but also in neighbouring countries and around the world, in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

AMMI believes that with a strong collaboration between the government and the private sector, we will be able to persevere through this crisis.

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Continue Essential Medical Devices Sector, No Lockdown — AMMI

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19 May 2021 – AMMI Media Release : Continuous Operations of Essential Medical Devices by the Medical Device Industry and Prioritise All Direct Hospital Ecosystem Stakeholders for Vaccination

AMMI  Media Release 19 May 2021
Continuous Operations of Essential Medical Devices by the Medical Device Industry and Prioritise All Directo Hospital Ecosystem Stakeholders for Vaccination.  

Kuala Lumpur, 19 May 2021 – With the alarming rise of the daily COVID-19 cases recently, AMMI is in full support of the actions necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of the rakyat during these unprecedented wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Malaysia.

 

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Export of Made in Malaysia Medical Devices to Cross RM23 Billion in 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 : The Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI) is projecting exports of medical devices from Malaysia to record a year-on-year growth of eight per cent and  cross RM23 billion in 2019.

The findings of a recent survey by the association revealed that 50 per cent of its members were optimistic of double-digit export growth and Malaysia would continue to evolve as a hub for medical device manufacturing, with over 200 medical device manufacturing companies thriving within a well-connected industry ecosystem.

“The on-going trade war between the United States and China will have a positive impact on Malaysia,” it said in a statement.

AMMI Chairman Christophe Marque said combined export sales of AMMI members rose to RM11.4 billion, up from RM9.7 billion, recorded in the previous year.

“This outpaces most global indices, with a healthy 16.3 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2013 and 2017,” he said.

AMMI also disclosed that its Medical Device Industry Status and Outlook Report 2018/2019, which is based on a survey of 46 AMMI members, highlighted that 74 per cent of them had future expansion plans in the pipeline involving buildings, machinery, equipment, facilities and product lines.

The combined projected value of these foreseeable future expansion plans were about RM1.5 billion.

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Eksport Peranti Perubatan Naik

As featured on Utusan Online, 6 December 2018

KUALA LUMPUR 6 Dis. – Jumlah eksport bagi peranti perubatan Malaysia dijangka menjangkau RM23 bilion pada 2019 atau peningkatan lapan peratus tahun ke tahun, menurut analisis yang dijalankan Persatu­an Industri Perubatan Malaysia (AMMI).

Pengerusi AMMI, Christophe Marque berkata, berdasarkan kaji selidik yang dijalankan terhadap 46 ahli AMMI, 50 peratus daripadanya yakin dapat merekodkan pertumbuhan dua digit dalam jualan eksport yang merupakan antara kesan positif daripada perang dagangan antara Amerika Syarikat (AS) dan China.

Katanya, Malaysia juga terus mengukuhkan kedudukan sebagai hab pembuatan peranti perubatan dengan lebih daripada 200 syarikat perkilangan berkaitan industri berkenaan berkembang dalam ekosistem industri yang baik.

“Apa yang paling mengagumkan adalah sejumlah RM3.43 bilion atau 59 peratus bahan mentah dan perkhidmatan diperoleh dari Malaysia.

“Ini mencerminkan komitmen AMMI dalam menyokong inisiatif kerajaan untuk membangunkan perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) tempatan,” katanya dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini.

Laporan itu juga menekankan bahawa 74 peratus anggota AMMI mempunyai pelan pengembangan masa depan dalam perancangan, yang melibatkan bangunan, jentera, peralatan, kemudahan dan barisan produk. “Nilai unjuran yang dianggarkan bagi pelan pengemba­ngan masa depan adalah kira-kira RM1.5 bilion,” katanya.

Laporan itu juga menyebut jumlah pelaburan terkumpul oleh responden kaji selidik berkenaan setakat Disember 2017 adalah RM7 bilion, berbanding RM3.4 bilion yang direkodkan pada 2013. Secara keseluruhan Marque berkata, jumlah pelaburan terkumpul bagi 2017 adalah RM967.9 juta berbanding RM215.2 juta pada 2013.

Sementara itu, mengulas mengenai laporan AMMI itu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Lembaga Pembangunan Pelaburan Malaysia (MIDA), Datuk Azman Mahmud berkata, industri peranti perubatan menyaksikan pelaburan baharu dan pengembangan berterusan oleh pemain industri domestik dan asing. Katanya, trend ini dijangka kekal pada tahun-tahun akan datang dengan para pelabur menunjukkan keyakinan yang mantap dalam prospek industri.  “Syarikat-syarikat, terutama pemain tempatan, mesti memanfaatkan kelebihan daya saing dan perbandingan dalam asas komprehensif elektrik dan elektronik, mesin dan kelengkapan selain jaringan rangkaian pembekal tempatan yang kukuh,” katanya.

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Eksport peralatan perubatan diunjur meningkat 12 peratus

Utusan Malaysia, 2 Ogos 2017

KUALA LUMPUR 2 Ogos – Persatuan Industri Perubatan Malaysia (AMMI) menyasarkan eksport peralatan perubatan negara meningkat 12 peratus kepada RM17.74 bilion berbanding RM15.84 bilion pada tahun lalu.


Pengerusinya, J. Hitendra berkata, unjuran tersebut bersandarkan trend positif eksport sejak tahun 2012 dengan kadar pertumbuhan tahunan sebanyak 13.5 peratus.

Menurut beliau, rantau Asia Pa­sifik merupakan eksport terbesar negara mewakili 51.5 peratus daripada jumlah keseluruhan diikuti Amerika Utara (27.1 peratus) dan Eropah (19.4 peratus).
“Lebih membanggakan apabila 63 peratus atau RM2.84 bilion bahan mentah yang digunakan untuk menghasilkan produk perubatan datangnya daripada sumber tempatan. Secara tidak langsung perusahaan kecil dan sederhana (PKS) akan menerima manfaat besar daripada perkembangan industri perubatan negara.
“Selain eksport, jumlah pela­bu­ran peralatan perubatan di Malaysia turut meningkat dengan kadar pertumbuhan tahunan 17.1 peratus sejak 2012. Ekosistem industri perubatan yang stabil dan kejayaan syarikat-syarikat perubatan terdahulu menjadi faktor utama syarikat asing datang melabur,” katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian dalam majlis pelancaran Laporan Unjuran Tahunan 2017 Industri Peralatan Perubatan AMMI di sini hari ini.
Dalam pada itu, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Lembaga Pembangunan Pelaburan Malaysia (MIDA), Datuk Azman Mahmud membe­ritahu, antara Januari hingga Jun lalu sebanyak 16 projek dalam bidang peralatan perubatan telah diluluskan dengan nilai RM1.95 bilion.
Artikel Penuh: http://www.utusan.com.my/bisnes/ekonomi/eksport-peralatan-perubatan-diunjur-meningkat-12-peratus-1.510487
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