MEDEQUIP Technical Supervisor Joey M. Mendoza and Quality Manager Roshelle Malanum (right) Receives their certificate of accreditation from PAB Officer-in-Charge Ernani M. Dionisio and Laboratory Accreditation Division Head Perla F. Baje (left) during a simple awarding ceremony  at the DTI-PAB office in Makati.

The DTI – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI – PAB) awarded a certificate of accreditation to Medical Equipment Healthcare Group, Inc. (MEDEQUIP) – Biomedical Inspection to be part of its roster of accredited inspection bodies. This is after MEDEQUIP has demonstrated its compliance to the requirements of PNS ISO/IEC 17020:2012 and the other accreditation conditions. The certificate was issued on January 15, 2018 and is valid until January 14, 2023 subject to continuing conformity with the requirements for inspection body accreditation.

Seeking accreditation for their services is an embodiment of their vision, “To be recognized as the leader in the provision of excellent, cost-effective equipment maintenance management in the Philippine healthcare industry by 2020.”

Medical Equipment Healthcare Group, Inc. (MEDEQUIP) with head office in Quezon City is a type A Inspection Body for biomedical equipment which means it is an independent or ‘third party” inspection body that caters to external clients for inspection of products, processes or services; and also provides inspection reports.

As of December 2017, DTI PAB has accredited a total of 233 conformity assessment bodies (CABs) that include 177 testing laboratories, 44 calibration laboratories, 7 medical laboratories, 5 inspection bodies and 16 certification bodies. To know more about PAB accreditation, please contact Tel No.: +632 751-0384 or visit http://pabaccreditation.dti.gov.ph/.