HÀ NỘI — The Việt Nam Medi Pharm Expo 2017 will be held at the Sài Gòn Exhibition and Convention Centre, HCM City, from August 17 to 19, 2017.

This year, 250 businesses will be participating in the expo, including giant corporations and leading global companies from 22 countries and territories such as the US, Germany, France, Russia, Turkey, Republic of Korea, Japan, and China.

The exhibition will focus on presenting medical and laboratory equipment, health care products, pharmaceuticals, functional foods, cosmetics, cosmetic equipment, processing machinery, pharmaceutical packaging products and dental and ophthalmic equipment.

The highlight of the exhibition will be the Japanese booths with high-tech medical products, Indian booths with pharmaceuticals and laboratory equipment, and China’s display of toxic detectors, rapid diagnostic tests, electric saws, medical drills for orthopedic surgery and herbal medicines.

In addition to trading activities among enterprises, the exhibition will also include a seminar "Introduction to Việt Nam’s Pharmacy and Medicine Market - Current regulations and policies” organised by the Hồ Chí Minh Medical Equipment Association, in collaboration with the Việt Nam Drug Administration and Department of Medical Equipment and Health Works (Ministry of Health).

Besides, the event covers a programme for foreign businesses to visit a large hospital in HCM City in order to get an overview of the medical examination and treatment needs of local residents.

Việt Nam Medi Pharm Expo is an annual event taking place in HCM City in August and Hà Nội in December.

The expo is designed to promote trade activities in pharmacy and medical equipment. The exhibition is a platform for advanced medical technologies and equipment companies from around the world to access local private and public hospitals as well as local pharmacy companies, in which Việt Nam has the advantage to initiate exchanges. — VNS