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A05 A unique model of biomedical engineering – an HTM success story in Africa!
1. Overview • MRC (UK) The Gambia was established in
1947; it is UK’s single largest investment in health research in the developing world
• Our biomedical engineering (BME) program manages and maintains 1,500+ lab & clinical devices at multiple sites in the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau in-house
2. Establishing the BME program • Prior to 2005, no centralized health
technology management (HTM); most complex devices on non-compliant service contracts
• BME program established in 2005; first tasks were:
1) set up basic BME workshop 2) performed full device inventory 3) reviewed service contracts (cancelled
non-compliant ones, $150k repatriated) 4) established capital committee 5) negotiated for service training &
resources for BME staff who quickly demonstrated competence
4. The program today • Team fully service trained on 9 colour flow
cytometry; fixed and mobile x-ray; bone densitometry; fully automated diagnostic analysers; liquid nitrogen plants; safety cabinets & clean air systems
improved uptime, reduced cost, local technical knowledge!
• Establishing quality system working towards UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency guidance document ‘Managing Medical Devices DB2006 (05)’
• Supporting clinical diagnostic laboratories to achieve Good Clinical Lab Practice (GCLP) accreditation
• Starting to service devices for our West African collaborators & establish training/capacity building programs for their technologists
3. Critical factors for success * Win-win partnerships with manufacturers * Strong support from leadership * Pathways for success and ongoing
training & development to retain staff and their skills
* Creative funding sources for required resources (human, material, financial)
* Positive relationships with local technical training institutes
Ebrima Nyassi, Senior Biomedical Engineering Technologist, MRC (UK) the Gambia ([email protected]) Shauna Mullally, Head of Biomedical Engineering, MRC (UK) the Gambia ([email protected])
Biomedical Engineering Program MRC (UK) the Gambia www.mrc.gm