Mxico

Country indicators
GDP per capita (2009)* Population (2009)
7,956.28 109,610,036

Income Group (2010) Region

Upper middle AMR

National policy on health technology

Health technology (medical device) national policy: Yes, and it is part of the National Health Program/Plan or Policy Web site: http://www.cenetec.salud.gob.mx/descargas/PAES/PEDM.pdf Link to policy document: http://www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/health_technology_national_policy_mexico.pdf Language(s): Spanish

Regulatory agency
Name of principal institution: Comisn Federal para la proteccin contra riesgos sanitario (COFEPRIS) Web site: http://www.cofepris.gob.mx Contact: Miguel Angel Toscano Telephone number: 52 55 14 78 92

National health technology units

National health technology unit(s): Yes Unit/department: Centro Nacional de Excelencia Tecolgica en Salud Web site: http://www.cenetec.salud.gob.mx/ Contact: Maria Luisa Gonzlez Rtiz Email: marial.gonzalez@salud.gob.
mx

Medical equipment allocation

Technical specification

User training

Health technology assessment

Baseline country survey on medical devices

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Unit/department: Direccin General de Planeacin y Desarrollo en Salud Web site: http://www.dgplades.salud.gob.mx/ Contact: Francisco Bauelos Tllez Email: francisco.banuelos@salud.
gb.mx

Unit/department: Direccin General de Informacin en Salud Web site: http://www.dgis.salud.gob.mx/ Contact: Gabriela Villarreal Levy Email: gabriela.villareal@salud.gob.mx Unit/department: Direccin General de Desarrollo de la Infraestructura Fsica en Salud Web site: http://www.dgdif.salud.gob.mx/ Contact: Jess Guajardo Briones Email: jesus.guajardo@salud.gob.mx Unit/department: - Web site: Contact: - Email: -

Yes

Medical device incorporation

Procurement
Policy or guideline: No Web site: National level procurement: No Web site:

Donations
Policy or guideline: No Web site:

List

of approved medical devices for procurement or reimbursement

List available: Yes Unit name: Consejo de Salubridad General Link to document: http://www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/medical_devices_for_procurement_reimbursement_
mexico_1.pdf http://www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/medical_devices_for_procurement_reimbursement_mexico_2. pdf http://www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/medical_devices_for_procurement_reimbursement_mexico_3.pdf http:// www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/medical_devices_for_procurement_reimbursement_mexico_4.pdf

Technical specifications
Technical specifications to support procurement or donations: Yes Web site: http://www.cenetec.salud.gob.mx/interior/cet.html Link to document: Reference: The specifications are only recomendations

http://www.who.int/medical_devices

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Inventory and maintenance
Type of inventories available: National inventory for medical equipment, National functional inventory for medical equipment Link to inventories: Medical equipment management unit: Yes National level = 15 Regional level = 114 Hospital level = 337

Healthcare facility
Health post Health centre District hospital Provincial hospital Regional hospital

Public sector
19,778 N/A N/D 1,117 69

Private sector
105,083 N/A N/A 3,111 N/A

Total
124,861 N/A N/A 4,228 69

Density per 100,000 population

113.9138 N/A N/A 3.8573 0.063

Medical devices
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Computerized Tomography Scanner Positron Emission Tomography Scanner Nuclear medicine Mammograph Linear accelerator Telecobalt unit (Cobalt-60)

Public sector
49 201 6 28 314 38 32

Private sector
124 246 8 63 366 21 13

Total
173 447 14 91 680 59 45

Density per 1,000,000 population

1.5783 4.0781 0.1277 0.0830 45.2579 0.5383 0.4105

Baseline country survey on medical devices

List of medical devices

national lists of medical devices for different types of healthcare facilities:

Lists available: Yes Web site: http://www.cenetec.salud.gob.mx/interior/modelos_equip.html Link to document: http://www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/medical_devices_by_facility_community_hospital_

mexico.pdf; http://www.who.int/medical_devices/survey_resources/medical_devices_by_facility_health_center_mexico.pdf

National lists

of recommended medical devices for specific procedures:

Lists available: No Web site: Link to document:

Other lists

recommending health technology:

Lists available: d) Public health emergency situations (pandemic, acts of terrorism, natural disasters, contamination, etc.) Web site: http://portal.salud.gob.mx/contenidos/alertas/alertas.html Link to document:

Medical device nomenclature system

Official nomenclature system for medical devices: Yes, nationally developed Other: Web site: http://www.csg.salud.gob.mx/interiores/cb_cat/cuadrobasico_cat.html

Contacts
Focal point
Name: Mara Luisa Gonzlez Rtiz Position title: Director Department: National Center for Heatlh Technology Excellence Email: marial.gonzalez@salud.gob.mx Telephone: (52) 5552073990 Fax number: (52) 5552073988 Postal address: Reforma 450 piso 13, Col. Jurez, C.P. 06600, Cuauhtmoc, Mxico D.F.

WHO country office

Name: Regional Office for the Americas Email: 1hernana@paho.org

* United Nations National Account Main Aggregate Database (2010) United Nations National Account Main Aggregate Database (2010) World Bank List of economics (2010)

United Nations geoscheme N/A = not applicable.

http://www.who.int/medical_devices