Declares Ministry of Health is onboard, to provide full support to NTISIt turns out, the National Technology and Innovation Sandbox that he launched is still close to Khairy Jamaluddin’s
Khairy highlighted long standing regulations such as Poisons Act 1952, the Telemedicine Act 1997, the Medicines Act 1956 and regulatory body the Medical Devices Authority and said, “These legislations and institutions must not stand in the way or innovation but facilitate through the sandbox.” The announcement has been greeted with guarded optimism by health tech founders, some of whom are quite frustrated with the slow pace the Ministry of Health has been moving to support innovation via updating outdated regulations consistent with the digital innovations happening in healthcare.
Here Khairy has a message to the medical directors of the five chosen hospitals. While there will be more work for them in accommodating the NTIS companies, they will also be the first to work with innovative solutions that will benefit their patients and hospital staff delivering the care. Adham referred to Khairy as “my good friend” and Khairy credits Adham for his leadership in executing the NTIS.As Khairy acknowledges, “I know the big frustration of startups and tech companies in Malaysia is around testing and iterating their products and solutions due to regulatory barriers.” The NTIS was launched specifically to tackle this pain point but it was not complete as post the sandbox, companies will be eager to further validate their solution in a live environment.
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