The 18th International Medical, Hospital & Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi Pharm Expo) slated to take place in HCM City from August 2 to 4 promises to showcase new products and technologies. — VNS Photo

The 18th International Medical, Hospital & Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medi Pharm Expo) slated to take place in HCM City from August 2 to 4 promises to showcase new products and technologies.

This year the expo has attracted 350 companies from 20 countries and territories, 20 per cent more than last year.

The major exhibitors will be from India, South Korea, Malaysia, Japan, China, Iran, Ukraine, Russia, the US, Italy, Germany, and Singapore.

They will display consumables; equipment for laboratories, dentistry, ophthalmology measurement and testing, endoscopy, operating rooms, and homes; pharmaceutical machinery; and drugs and food supplements.

At the event, the Private Medical Practice Group of HCM City, the Family Physicians Association of HCM City and the Diabetes and Endocrinology Association of HCM City will organise seminars on diabetes.

The expo, to be held at the Sai Gon Exhibition & Convention Centre in District 7 by the Viet Nam National Trade Fair and Advertising JSC (Vinexad) and the HCM City Medical Equipment Association.— VNS