The Ministry of Science and Technology held the national launch of the Alnno-Ventura HFNO device, a UK qualified, sophisticated respiratory device developed in Pakistan by Alsons Group.

“With most medical equipment being in short supply globally due to the pandemic, as well as being a third world country with limited medical infrastructure it was imperative that Pakistan become self-reliant and able to look after its own needs,” Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said.

The Alnno-Ventura follows the designs and specifications of the UCL Ventura manufactured under licence and instructions from UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering in the UK.

The UCL Ventura was designed as a collaboration between UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering, UCL Mechanical Engineering, University College London Hospital and Mercedes-AMG high-performance power trains. The device was developed with support from the Pakistan Engineering Council and the Ministry of Science and Technology and is the first locally manufactured respiratory device to have been approved for medical use by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap).

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