The first batch of Accu-Chek Active meters manufactured in India are already available in the market across the country
Roche Diabetes Care India (RDC India) has announced that their blood glucose monitoring device ‘Accu-Chek Active’ is now manufactured in India. This move is a part of the company’s strategy to improve access to diabetes care and meet the growing needs of the Indian market in collaboration with their manufacturing partner Sanmina-SCI India and assembly & distribution partner Parekh Integrated Services Pvt. Ltd. (PISPL).
The production of Accu-Chek Active meters will take place in Sanmina’s multi-client manufacturing site in Chennai, India, in line with the globally approved quality standards synonymous with the brand.
The new Accu-Chek Active product packs will now display the ‘Made in India’ tag. With the decision to manufacture these products in India, RDC India aims to make Accu-Chek Active to reduce the time to market thus making Accu-Chek Active meters more accessible to the growing number of people with diabetes in the country. At the same time this move will also help RDC India contribute to the global sustainability goals of reducing their carbon footprint versus imports.
RDC India offers integrated personalised diabetes management (iPDM) products and solutions through their Accu-Chek range of blood glucose monitoring systems including Accu-Chek Active, Accu-Chek Guide, Accu-Chek Instant and Accu-Chek Instant S as well as tech-driven solutions on their mobile application mySugr. The Accu-Chek blood glucose monitoring meters have been trusted by millions of people with diabetes in India and worldwide for over four decades.