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China Gains WHO PreQ For Circumcision Device, Flu Vaccine

 
• By Brian Yang

China has obtained the first WHO prequalification for an innovative device for male circumcision, Shangring, along with a flu vaccine. Could the two high-profile recognitions in a month herald a new crop of high quality, made in China health products inching toward the world stage?

BEIJING – Whenever people talk about products that are made in China, there are generally no mentions of drugs, devices or biologics. That could change soon.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on June 18 prequalified for broad use ShangRing, a sterile, single-use device for the circumcision of males over

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