Sahpra vs medical company: would you want a used catheter in your heart?

Firm given licence to clean medical equipment for reuse even though this is illegal in SA. But should it be made legal?

09 May 2021 - 18:53 By graeme hosken

An SA medical manufacturer is at loggerheads with the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) after its licence to clean medical equipment such as biopsy forceps and heart catheters for reuse was suspended...

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