Global atlas of medical devices - 2014 El Salvador Country indicators Population (000s)* 6’340 Internet users (%)γ 23.1% Life expectancy at birth (years)α Per capita total health expenditure (PPP Int $)δ 72 475 World Bank income groupβ GNI per capita (US$)ε Lowermiddle 3’720 National policy on health technology Health technology (medical device) national policy: No Web site: — Language(s): — MOH responsible for health technology policy implementation: — Regulatory agency Authority responsible for implementing and enforcing regulations in your country: Yes Name of principal institution: Director de Regulación y Legislación en Salud - Ministerio de Salud Web site: — Contact: Dr Victor Odmaro Rivera Martínez Telephone number: — Email: [email protected] National health technology assessment unit Unit/department: — Web site: — Contact: — Email: — National health technology management units National health technology unit(s): Yes Development of technical specifications for procurement process: Unit/department: Departamento de Mantenimiento General Web site: — Contact: Noel Ayala E mail: [email protected] Other: Regulación de fuentes emisores de radiaciones ionizantes/Application/user training Unit/department: Unidad Nacional de Radiaciones Ionizantes Web site: — Contact: Carolina de Rivera Email: — Other: Planning/Adquisition/Technical Specifications of medical equipment Unit/department: Dirección de Desarrollo de Infraestructura Sanitaria a través de la Unidad de Proyectos Web site: N/D Contact: Luis Escobar Email: [email protected] Medical device nomenclature system Official nomenclature system for medical devices: Yes Type: Nationally developed Use: For procurement Nomenclature system name: Catalogue of medical equipment. Web site: — Medical device incorporation Procurement Policy or guideline: No Web site: — National level procurement: No Web site: — Medical device incorporation commentsλ: — Donations Policy or guideline: No Web site:— Technical specifications Technical specifications to support procurement or donations: Yes, but not publically available Web site: — http://www.who.int/medical_devices Global atlas of medical devices - 2014 WHO Region of the Americas Inventory and maintenance Type of inventories available: National inventory only for high cost technologies (such as MRI, CT or PET scanners) Comments: Para el control de equipos con fuente de radiaciones ionizantes, la Dirección de Regulación a través de la UNRA tienen el inventario de los equipos como TC, Rayos X, Angiografía, Gamma Cámara, etc. Autorizados a nivel nacional en la actualidad, se remitirá el listado actualizado a la fecha posteriormente a la OMS Medical equipment management unit: Yes National level = 3 Regional level = 5 Hospital level = 30 Management software: No Software and commentsλ: — Lists of medical devices Lists of approved medical devices for public procurement or reimbursement: Lists available: No Unit: — Web site: — National lists of medical devices for different types of healthcare facilities or specific procedures: Lists available: For different healthcare facilities and specific procedures Web site - facilities: http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/norma/Norma_diseno_y_ equipamiento_casas_salud.pdf Web site - proceduresλ:: http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/norma/Norma_ radiologia_diagnostica.pdf ; http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/norma/Norma_ fuentes_radiactivas_braquiterapia.pdf... National list Lists commentsλ: Recommended lists: Norma técnica para el diseño y equipamiento de Casas de Salud. Available lists for for communicable and non communicable diseases, injuries, and public health emergency situations (available at www.salud. gob.sv) for diseases and situations: Lists available: One or more Web siteλ:: http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/guia/Guia_edan_salud.pdf; http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/guia/ Guia_servicios_atencion_prehospitalaria.pdf; http://asp.salud.gob.sv/regulacion/pdf/guia/Guia_atencion_influenza_.... Types: Communicable x diseases Non-communicable diseases Healthcare facility Health post Health centre District hospital Provincial hospital Regional hospital Medical equipment Magnetic Resonance Imaging Computerized Tomography Scanner Positron Emission Tomography Scanner Nuclear medicine Mammograph* Linear accelerator Telecobalt unit (Cobalt-60) Radiotherapy x Injuries Public health emergency situations x x Density per 100,000 population Public sector Private sector Total 624 n/a 624 9.842 3 n/a 3 0.047 25 n/a 25 0.394 2 n/a 2 0.032 3 n/a 3 0.047 Public sector Private sector Total Density per 1,000,000 population 2 5 7 1.104 10 20 30 4.732 0 0 0 0.000 3 3 6 0.946 10 20 30 69.990 1 1 2 0.315 4 1 5 0.789 5 2 7 1.104 * Density per 1,000,000 females aged from 50-69 old. Additional information and commentsλ: Las respuestas aportadas corresponden exclusivamente a la información disponible en la Unidad de Proyectos del Ministerio de Salud Pública y Asistencia Social. Agradecemos permitirnos participar de tan importante encuesta que... Contacts Focal point Name: Luis Alberto Escobar Alfaro Position title: Jefe Unidad de Proyectos Department: Unidad de Proyectos Email: [email protected] Telephone: (+503) 2591-7086 Postal address: Calle Arce No. 827, San Salvador. * α β γ UNPD as of 1 July 2012 (2013 update) WHO 2012 data WB 2014 classification WB 2013 data (2014 update) WHO representive: Name: Dr José Ruales Email: [email protected] WHO health products focal point: Name: Gerardo Alfaro Email: [email protected] Telephone: (+503) 25119510 δ WHO 2012 data ε WB 2013 (2014 update) n/a not applicable λ The full text can be found at www.who.int/medical_devices/countries/full_text.xls http://www.who.int/medical_devices