50,000 expected at Arab Health
Exhibition space sold out at region's showcase healthcare event
More than 50,000 medical and healthcare professionals are expected to descend on the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre this week for Arab Health, which opens today (Monday, 26 January 2009).
There are 18 leading continuing medical education accredited conference streams and over 2,300 companies exhibiting their latest products and services this year. “Arab Health provides an unrivalled opportunity for medical professionals and anyone working in the healthcare sector to bring their knowledge and understanding up to date,” said IIR Middle East, the event organisers.
Arab Health is by far the biggest gathering of health and medical professionals in the region. The event features the world’s most comprehensive series of multi-track medical conferences with more than 5,000 delegates. This year the conferences converge across the entire spectrum of healthcare provision, management and legislation.
The event, which runs until 29 January 2009, showcases the latest medical technologies and clinical research and is a sell-out in terms of exhibitor space. "We have again hit capacity at the venue which is proof, if needed, of the continued development of the region's healthcare sector," the organisers said.
Arab Health is backed by the Ministry of Health of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai Health Authority and the Health Authority of Abu Dhabi. HE Humaid Al Qutami, the UAE Minister of Health, has described the event as "the greatest science gathering in the Middle East and the Arab world."
A record number of nominations were received for the 2009 Arab Health Innovation and Achievement Awards, the winners of which will be announced at a gala dinner on 28 January 2009. The awards were created to recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and hospitals, departments or teams that have contributed to the growth and development of the quality of the health sector in the Middle East.
