The WHO initially will use 3,000 GMDN Terms, Codes and Definitions within MeDevIS, and GMDN Agency staff will provide ongoing support via "consultation, database management, data analysis, ensuring the nomenclature is updated, and helping with any WHO publications that reference GMDN," under a “landmark” collaboration announced on 8 July.

The GMDN Agency is a registered UK charity and non-profit responsible for maintaining the GMDN database.

The partnership “will improve communication about medical devices between the WHO, medical device regulators, healthcare providers, and others in the health sector,” the organizations say.

WHO Launches 'One-Stop Shop' For Global Information On Medical Devices

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