Mohamed Al Hajiri (left), CEO of Al-Jazira Healthcare Group, and Saleh Majid Al Khulaifi, Board Member of Qatari German Medical Devices, exchanging documents after they signed a cooperation agreement in the field of medical manufacturing at a function hel
The Qatari German Company for Medical Devices (QGMD) and Al-Jazira Healthcare group yesterday signed a cooperation agreement for manufacture of medical devices to be used in Qatar and to meet the needs of the local market.
The agreement was signed by Saleh Majid Al Khulaifi, board member of Qatari German Company for Medical Devices, and Mohamed Al-Hajiri, Chief Executive Officer of Al-Jazira Healthcare group.
The officials told the The Peninsula that the new products will hit the market by the first quarter of 2019. The initiative is in line with Qatar National Vision 2030, which aims at achieving self-sufficiency in this sector.
“The new production will start by January 2019. You could see the products in the shelf by the first quarter of 2019,” said Al Khulaifi.
In order to save time and cost in supporting the Qatari products, it has been agreed that QGMD will be the main company to sterilize all the products of Al-Jazira Healthcare Group, the officials said.
QGMD has technical capabilities to provide various sterilization methods and devices such as Ethylene Oxide Sterilizer ( ETO Gas) with a capacity of up to 30 cubic meters, in addition to steam sterilizers with capabilities to meet the needs of medical supplies in Qatar.
All sterilization tests are conducted inside the factory to ensure that the sterilization process has been done successfully using the most recent methods and international standard.
QGMD has fully qualified team with high expertise in the field of medical manufacturing. Since its inception in 2007, QGMD has been manufacturing all sorts of syringes and needles, and the sterilization process is one of the company’s steps in manufacturing medical products, which makes QGMD an ideal choice in the healthcare industry and a great support to the medical sector in Qatar.
Mohamed Al-Hajiri said Al-Jazira Healthcare group is one of the major suppliers to Hamad Medical Corporation since last more than 24 years.
“We are one of the leading suppliers of HMC and other hospitals for the medical customized solutions….We are in progress of phase-1 to complete our medical device facility Al-Jazeera healthcare in the State of Qatar”, he said.
Al-Hajri said the signing ceremony marks Al-Jazira Healthcare group’s commitments to meet the country’s healthcare demands and add value to the company’s products as “Made in Qatar”. He said Qatar’s medical devices market is fast growing. The market is expanding at an annual rate of 5 to 6 percent. It is expected to grow by 20 percent in the next five years, Al-Hajri added.
