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DITTA Celebrates World Trade Month
This May, members of DITTA, the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Therapy and Healthcare IT Trade Association join forces in support of World Trade Month to promote strong and fair trade relationships removing unnecessary regulatory and technical barriers that will prevent citizens from benefiting from the most innovative technologies.
International trade plays a critical role in promoting economic growth, creating jobs and increasing accessibility to innovative technologies that will enable better access to healthcare. Our industry members design and manufacture products and services that directly improve quality of life for citizens in the world. In such a period of economic crisis, it is critically important to increase efficiency of trade across the globe.
International markets should provide opportunities for fair competition in order to lower costs and improve outcomes, all to the benefit of the citizens around the world. That is why for this World Trade Month and year round, DITTA strongly supports industry membership in negotiations that have started between the US and Europe on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
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DITTA Celebrates World Trade Month
This May, members of DITTA, the Global Diagnostic Imaging, Radiation Therapy and Healthcare IT Trade Association join forces in support of World Trade Month to promote strong and fair trade relationships removing unnecessary regulatory and technical barriers that will prevent citizens from benefiting from the most innovative technologies.
International trade plays a critical role in promoting economic growth, creating jobs and increasing accessibility to innovative technologies that will enable better access to healthcare. Our industry members design and manufacture products and services that directly improve quality of life for citizens in the world. In such a period of economic crisis, it is critically important to increase efficiency of trade across the globe.
International markets should provide opportunities for fair competition in order to lower costs and improve outcomes, all to the benefit of the citizens around the world. That is why for this World Trade Month and year round, DITTA strongly supports industry membership in negotiations that have started between the US and Europe on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Nicole Denjoy, DITTA Chair and Secretary General of COCIR said, “COCIR and MITA, the European and US medical technology trade associations respectively, working closely with other industry partners in the US and Europe on the TTIP initiative, are enhancing awareness of the importance of the medical technology industry to be profiled and built in the transatlantic dialogue. The medical technology industry’s exceptional innovation rate has the potential to build economic growth and generate additional jobs. It is important to build a united industry voice in support of a comprehensive free trade agreement that promotes cooperation on key regulatory and technical topics as well as on tariff aspects. In addition to this initiative, DITTA remains committed to driving global efficiency to building a more sustainable healthcare system around the globe. .Removing unnecessary regulatory and technical barriers while promoting free trade agreements is integral to this shared interest.”
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