Muscat, Oman, 08 April 2013—Leveraging Oman’s need for a proper and professional trade avenue for the medical and healthcare industry, Omanexpo is preparing to hold the biggest platform in the Sultanate, the first Oman Healthcare Conference and MedHealth & Wellness Exhibition, which will be held from September 23 to 25. The event is supported by Oman Heart Association, Oman Medical Association and Oman Emergency Medicine Association.
The platform aims to underline the current development in the sector, which is seeing considerable progress through several multi-billion healthcare projects, the landmark International Medical City (Salalah) and Oman Medical City (Muscat), among them. It also aims to highlight the most important segments in the sector via a relevant showcase of emerging product and service trends, healthcare equipment, technology and infrastructure.
This year, Omanexpo is boosting its efforts to ensure that the event will effectively connect multiple stakeholders, government officials, international experts, the academe,
and private organizations through a meaningful dialogue, interaction and knowledge sharing within the local and global health agenda and specially aligned with the government’s health policy “Health Vision 2050”.
The Oman Healthcare Conference will revolve around the theme “Investing in Oman’s Health” and will cover topics such as “Vision 2050,” “Oman Health Infrastructure,” “Public Private Partnership”, “Models and Best Practices in Healthcare Delivery,” “Capacity Building,” “Investing in Human Resources,” “Healthy Lifestyle”, “Emergency Medicine”, “Cardiology”, and “Diabetes”.
It has enlisted the participation of industry partners and is steered by an advisory panel that includes Anwar Al Sketty, Director, Directorate of Continuing Education, Ministry of Health, Jamal Al Khadhuri, Section Head of Continuing Professional Development, Ministry of Health, Dr. Halima Al Hinaie, Senior Consultanat, Ministry of Health, Dr. Khuloud Al Mufarji, Health Education & Information Department, Ministry of Health, Dr. Naeema Aziz, Chief Operating Officer of Apex Medical Group, Dr. Mahmood AlRahbi , Senior Consultant & Director of Emergency Medicine, Al Nahda Hospital and President of Oman Emergency Medicine Association, Dr. Syed Anjum, Al Nahda Hospital - Oman Emergency Medicine Association, Dr. Ruth Mabry, Technical Officer, World Health Organization, Dr. Mohamed Al Deeb, Secretary General of the Oman Heart Association.
Oman Healthcare Conference manager Ahmed Sayed says “Oman requires a medical platform to gather all the industry professionals to discuss the new developments and challenges facing the Sultanate’s healthcare industry. We have redesigned the Medhealth exhibition to a new format to match current sector requirements, creating the Conference as a main driver for the event with the exhibition covering these specialized areas: healthcare providers, medical equipment and supplies, and education and training.”
Omanexpo launched MedHealth & Wellness in 2009 as the pioneer health and wellness show in the Sultanate and was certified as a UFI-approved event only after two editions of the show.
For stand bookings and information about MedHealth & Wellness 2013, you may call Ahmed Sayed at +968 96709378 or send email to medhealth@omanexpo.com. You may also visit the website at www.medhealthoman.com.
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