Extending gratitude to the Centre for announcing a Medical Devices Policy, the Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AiMeD) today said it was a long waited decision. Rajiv Nath, forum coordinator, AiMeD, said the policy will help traders and importers start investing in factories and end the 70-80 percent import dependency and the ever-rising import bill, which shot up by a steep 41 percent to over Rs 63000 crores last year. The Medical Devices Policy is expected to facilitate an orderly growth of the medical device sector and help in meeting public health objectives of access, affordability, quality and innovation. <br />