First int’l medi-pharm exhibition in Da Nang opens

Visitors get consultation on medicine at the expo 2018 (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang (VNA) – The International Medical and
Pharmaceutical Exhibition in Da Nang (Medi-Pharm Da Nang) opened at the Da Nang
Fair and Exhibition Centre in the central city on July 18.

The 5,000sq.m exhibition features 200 booths run by 150
domestic and foreign producers, including those from China, Germany, India,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the US, Singapore, and the Netherlands.

On display is a variety of and
, medical equipment and software, hospital furniture, dental
and ophthalmology instruments, chemicals and medical testing equipment, beauty
products and equipment, and more.

In his remarks at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister
of Health Truong Quoc Cuong said the fair is an opportunity to introduce new
medical advances at home and overseas to the public. It paves the way for
producers in the industry to promote themselves to one another, seeking
partnerships, joint ventures, and technological transfers, he noted. By expanding
their market, he added, this can help improve healthcare services and access
for the public.

The event, the first edition of its kind, is held under
the theme of promoting joint efforts to improve community health, particularly the
health of ethnic minority people in central Vietnam and the Central Highlands.

A series of workshops are scheduled to take place as part
of the fair’s framework, holding discussions on Vietnam’s market for medical
equipment, trends and opportunities, the control and prevention of Hepatitis B
and C, primary healthcare providers, and prevention of cancers, heart diseases,
high blood pressure, and diabetes.

An event for blood donation will also be organised alongside
educational workshops instructing people on how to respond in emergency
situations and presenting medical devices and medicines to ethnic minority
people in the region.

The Medi-Pharm Da Nang is co-hosted by the Vietnam
Advertisement and Fair Exhibition JSC, Vietnam Medical Import-Export JSC,
Vietnam Medical Equipment Association, Ho Chi Minh Medical Equipment
Association, and Vietnam Association of Preventive Medicine. It will run until
July 21. –VNA