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The GMDN Agency is responsible for the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) used to name and group medical devices.

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Latest News & Insights

2025, News

Graham Nash joins GMDN Agency as Health Data Strategy Lead 16 July 2025 The [...]

July 16, 2025

2025, News

Blog – Manufacturers: The ‘Closest Match’ Term Dilemma for Devices 4 July 2025 by [...]

July 4, 2025

2025, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – June 2025 30 June 2025 Click on the link below to [...]

June 30, 2025

2025, News

Blog – Reflecting on The Evolution of the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) 27 [...]

June 27, 2025

2025, News

Blog – The Role of GMDN in Reducing Barriers to the Global Medical Device [...]

June 4, 2025

2025, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – May 2025 30 May 2025 Click on the link below to [...]

May 30, 2025

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GMDN FOCUS – April 2025 30 April 2025 Click on the link below to [...]

April 30, 2025

2025, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – March 2025 31 March 2025 Click on the link below to [...]

March 31, 2025

2025, News

Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN): A valuable tool for the development of National Essential [...]

March 25, 2025

2025, News

GMDN Agency joins Joint Initiative Council to advance global health informatics 4 March 2025 [...]

March 4, 2025

2025, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – February 2025 28 February 2025 Click on the link below to [...]

February 28, 2025

2025, News

Shaping Our Future: Insights and Actions from the GMDN Agency’s 2024 Annual Survey 27 [...]

February 27, 2025

2025, News

GMDN Agency launches Arabic version of medical device nomenclature 19 February 2025 The Global [...]

February 19, 2025

2025, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – January 2025 31 January 2025 Click on the link below to [...]

January 31, 2025

2025, News

Guest Blog – The GMDN in a Swedish context 8 January 2025 Guest Blog [...]

January 8, 2025

2024, News

GMDN Agency holiday working hours 18 December 2024 Season’s Greetings from the GMDN Agency. [...]

December 18, 2024

2024, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – December 2024 18 December 2024 Click on the link below to [...]

December 18, 2024

2024, News

The 2024 GMDN Annual Stakeholder Survey 17 December 2024 The 2024 GMDN Annual Stakeholder [...]

December 17, 2024

2024, News

GMDN Agency’s Chinaniso Majoni presents at GHWP 28th Annual Meeting 12 December 2024 The [...]

December 12, 2024

2024, News, Newsletter

GMDN FOCUS – November 2024 28 November 2024 Click on the link below to [...]

November 28, 2024