Sumit Marwah, CEO & Director, Dispoline India began his session by stating that health in India is provided by public health facilities and they play a more significant role that the private health sector. He opined that we would be able to create a healthy India only through strong public health system.
Then, he went on speak on the ‘Single use dilemma’ of products in healthcare. He addressed the issue in a very insightful manner and made an effective case for single use solutions. He pointed out that India continues to battle the threat of communicable diseases which gets magnified as a result of the country’s huge population. He also said that lack of proper safety and hygiene compounds this problem.
Marwah also pointed out that reusable products need to be very carefully designed, manufactured and maintained. In India, we often come across inadequacy in these areas. In such a situation, single use products, are safer and more effective alternatives. He emphasised that our cleaning and sterilisation procedures for instruments used in healthcare setups need to better and gave a rundown on the right way to go about doing them.
Listing down the benefits of single use products which include clean, sterile, reduced infection, faster reaction time etc., he also advised that single-use products should never be reused. He spoke on the essentiality of ensuring better safety and sterilisation of medical devices and instruments. He recommended that indigenously manufactured single use devices are the way forward for India and stated that India could be the new hub for affordable devices in the global market.