The annual Arab Health Exhibition & Congress – the largest healthcare exhibition and trade show in the Middle East and Asia and second largest in the world – opened today at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centrein Dubai, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). Now in its 40th year, Arab Health serves as the ideal platform to showcase the latest products and services in the healthcare industry, hosting nearly 3,900 exhibitors and some 35 country pavilions.
The U.S. Pavilion at Arab Health this year is the largest ever with nearly 250 American companies present and is being organized by Kallman Worldwide U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council President Danny Sebright was honored to take part in the official ribbon cutting officiated by the new U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E., the Honorable Barbara Leaf and the U.S. Consul General to Dubai, Robert Waller. Commerce Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Chandra Brown also spoke at the the opening ceremony of the U.S. Pavilion. U.A.E. Minister of Health His Excellency Abdul Rahman Bin Mohammed Al Owais took part in the official ribbon cutting.
U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council President Danny Sebright joins U.S. Ambassador to the U.A.E. Barbara Leaf and other U.S. Officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the opening of Arab Health 2015
In her remarks, Ambassador Leaf highlighted the importance of the Arab Health exhibition to participating U.S. and regional stakeholders in fostering enduring and mutually beneficial relationships within the healthcare industry and also highlighted Arab Health’s ability to promote dialogue, facilitate new healthcare ventures and opportunities, and its emergence as the leading healthcare platform in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region for exchanging best practices. Last year, U.S. exhibitors at the Arab Health exhibition posted nearly a quarter of a billion dollars in sales and in 2015 are on track to exceed that number.
The U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council published a report in April 2014 detailing the significant strides the U.A.E. healthcare sector has made through partnership with U.S. companies. As outlined in the country’s federal diversification plan, U.A.E. Vision 2021, the U.A.E. will continue to invest and partner with best-in-class companies to build a first-rate healthcare infrastructure while growing expertise and services to fulfill its citizens’ needs and expectations.
The report, “The U.A.E. Healthcare Sector,” analyzes the comprehensive healthcare relationship between the two countries, and highlights specific areas of opportunity for U.S. companies in the sector, including education and training, diabetes and other chronic non-communicable diseases, information technology challenges, updating policies regarding pharmaceuticals and medical devices, and healthcare insurance improvements.
