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ARAB HEALTH 2004 – Exhibition and Conference in Dubai January 18-21 | ||
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The IIR organised an
exhibition and conference programme – to be held at the Dubai
International Exhibition Centre (DIEC) from January 18-21, 2004 - it will
be the biggest ever in the event’s 29 year history, featuring more than
1,250 participants from over 50 countries. Underlining the leading
role the event plays in the development of the region’s healthcare
industry, new products and services making a Middle East debut will be
advances in DNA testing; the latest intensive care respiratory devices;
state-of-the-art scanning and diagnostic equipment; human embryo transfer
technology; innovative non-adhesive medical products; new developments in
food supplements; valve-less infant ventilators; foot and wound care
products and equipment designed to prevent cross infections in hospitals
and other medical facilities. Arab Health’s role as the
leading regional healthcare shop window is underlined by independently
audited figures, which show that three quarters of the record 19,058
visitors to last year’s event identified a new product of interest to
them. Arab Health 2004, sponsored
by Dubai Healthcare City, will feature 25 national pavilions, including
for the first time, official group participation by Brazil, Holland,
Pakistan, Singapore, Sweden and Turkey.
Germany will once again be
the largest group with three major pavilions in Halls 4, 5 and 7. Over 200
companies and 60 of Germany’s finest hospitals and clinics will be
participating. The UK and Italy will be
represented by a large number of companies. The UK is pitching its largest
ever presence with more than 120 of Britain’s finest healthcare providers
and suppliers at the event. Meanwhile, Italy’s pavilion
will house over 70 companies, many of them making their first appearance
at Arab Health. Sweden’s participation means that three Scandinavian
countries – the other two being Denmark and Finland - will be represented
at the exhibition. International exhibitors
with bigger stands at the show include Germany’s Trumpf Medizin Systeme
and Karl Storz Endoskope; France’s GE Medical Systems; Switzerland’s
Stryker Osteonics and MPS; Holland’s Philips Medical Systems; Saudi
Arabia’s Saad Specialist Hospital and Medical Centre and UAE-based Johnson
& Johnson Middle East, Gulf Drug Establishment, AMT, Siemens and
Modern Pharmaceutical Company. There will also be major participation by
Dubai Healthcare City one of the most innovative healthcare projects in
the world. The International Arab
Health Congress will also include ten conferences covering plastic
surgery, otology, obesity and diabetes, new approaches in healthcare
management, advanced minimally invasive surgery, hypertension, dentistry,
hospital design and a women’s health symposium. |
It will also host an
expanded three-day ‘Middle East Imaging and Diagnostic Conference’,
organised in association with the UAE Ministry of Health and with
sponsorship by Platinum sponsors Philips Medical Systems and a number of
speakers sponsored by GE Medical Systems. The Imaging and Diagnostic
Conference will include a mini PACS (picture archiving and communication
systems) symposium sponsored by Agfa-Gevaert NV. The conference programme
also includes the four-day ‘3rd Middle East International Plastic Surgery
and Laser Congress’ (MEPLAST 2004). Delegates attending the
‘Otology Update’, ‘Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery’, ‘MEPLAST 2004’,
‘Women’s Health Symposium’ and ‘Forum for Dentistry’ conferences,
accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England, will receive
Continuing Professional Development, or CPD, credits. “The Congress is now
recognised as one of the most important healthcare gatherings in the
Middle East. It plays an important role in educating everyone involved in
the implementation and delivery of patient services by giving them access
to the very latest medical solutions,” said Hassett. A series of vertical
segment exhibitions and conferences have helped drive the growth of Arab
Health and cement its reputation as the Middle East’s leading healthcare
exhibition and conference. IIR has launched a
dedicated Hospital Design and Interiors (HDI) show that will run alongside
Arab Health “HDI is aimed at bringing
care providers and healthcare executives from the public and private
sectors together with facility planners and managers, designers,
architects and contractors, within a forum that showcases the most
progressive developments in healthcare design,” said Hassett. The exhibition will
showcase a plethora of new products that not only relate to the design and
efficient use of medical facilities but also address critical issues such
as infection control, air filtration, waste management, water treatment,
cleaning and catering. Supporting HDI will be a
full three-day conference, from January 19-21, ‘Project Management – the
key to successful development of new and refurbished interiors’. This year the show will
feature International Health Services, a dedicated show for hospitals,
clinics and insurance companies involved in the expanding world wide
market for overseas and distance healthcare facilities; Pharmacy; Arab
Dentistry and MedLab, for laboratory and biotechnology products.
There will also be a
recruitment facility, powered by Bayt.com, for visitors to search through
hundreds of health industry career opportunities. Arab Health
is officially supported by the UAE Ministry of Health and the Dubai
Department of Health and Medical Services. Further information on the show is available on the website www.arabhealthonline.com | |