The 12th Vietnam International Exhibition on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Medical, Pharmaceutical, Hospital and Rehabilitation (PHARMEDI Vietnam) will take place from September 20-23 in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the organising board.
HCM City (VNA) – The 12th Vietnam InternationalExhibition on Products, Equipment, Supplies for Medical, Pharmaceutical,Hospital and Rehabilitation (PHARMEDI Vietnam) will take place from September20-23 in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the organising board.
It will have the largest scale so far with over 600 booths to beinstalled by more than 400 companies from 25 countries and territories.
The exhibition will showcase medical products, equipment for productionand packing of the medical sector, as well as medical equipment, healthcareservices and medical environmental technology.
The event will include a free diabetes and heart diseases screening andconsultations for both children and adults.
Nguyen Dinh Anh, head of the Department of Communications, Emulation andAwards of the Ministry of Health said that the exhibition will gather over 150foreign firms with top world brands which are expected to bring the latesttechnology in the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.
This is a chance for enterprises to seek new partners, expand market andupdate technology, he said.
First held in 2016, the PHARMEDI Vietnam has become the most waited eventin medical and pharmaceutical areas.
Last year, the event drew 10,587 visitors who visited 550 booths bydomestic and foreign firms.-VNA
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(Source: //pharmed.vn) 
