As part of its strategy to expand access to diabetes care and satisfy the expanding demands of the Indian market, Roche Diabetes Care India (Roche) announced that its best-selling blood glucose monitoring device, the "Accu-Chek Active," is now produced in India.

Roche will use India as a hub to supply Accu-Chek Active metres to Roche US and Germany in addition to serving the Indian market, in order to meet demand globally. According to Roche, the country's markets already carry the initial batch of glucometers made in India.

According to Roche, Sanmina, its OEM partner, will produce Accu-Chek Active metres at its cutting-edge, multi-client manufacturing facility in Chennai in accordance with internationally recognised quality standards.

In addition to catering to the India market, Roche will use India as a hub to also supply Accu-Chek Active meters to Roche US and Germany in order to cater to the demands across the world. Roche said the first batch of made in India glucometers are already available in the market across the country.

Roche said the production of Accu-Chek Active meters will take place at its OEM partner Sanmina's state-of-the-art multi-client manufacturing site in Chennai in line with the globally approved quality standards.