Trivitron Establishes Medical Technology Park in India

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hennai has also been chosen in view of its reputation as a medical tourism hotspot...

With healthcare costs becoming prohibitive by the day, it is imperative that initiatives like this one be promoted aggressively.  The launch of the Trivitron Medical Technology Park is the first of the many steps that need to be taken to make quality healthcare affordable in the country. 

The setting up of the park at Chennai is in line with the government of Tamil Nadus initiative of promoting Chennai as a manufacturing hub. Chennai has also been chosen in view of its reputation as a medical tourism hotspot. Its healthcare infrastructure, which includes among other things the clinical expertise on offer, has often come in for praise. Whats more, it has the added advantage of having an eastern seaport and a well-established airport. 

Spread over 25 acres and designed to house 10 international medical technology manufacturers, the park aims to bring cutting edge medical technology to medical professionals across the country at affordable costs. A range of produc

ts including Ultrasound systems, Color Doppler, X ray, C-arm, in-vitro diagnostic reagents and instruments, cardiology diagnostic instruments, critical care instruments, modular operating theatres, operating theatre lights and tables and implantable medical devices will be manufactured at the park. It is expected that the manufacture of world-class medical devices within the country will bring down the overall healthcare costs dramatically.

Inaugurated by Dr. Prathap. C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo group of Hospitals, the Aloka Trivitron Medical Technologies facility will engage in the manufacture of ultrasound machines, high end colour dopplers and advanced imaging systems. Aloka Trivitron Medical Technologies is a joint venture between Aloka, a Japan based company credited with pioneering the diagnostic ultrasound technology globally and Trivitron. 

For quite some time now there has been a felt need of making quality healthcare not only available but also affordab