Sindh governor Muhammad Zubair is expected to inaugurate the three-day 13th Health Asia & Pharma Asia 2017 International Exhibition and Conferences on August 22 at the Karachi Expo Centre. It will bring together more than 50,000 healthcare industry professionals with more than 450 of the world's leading healthcare suppliers, manufacturers and service providers, all under one roof, to present the latest industry innovations, networks and business.
The August 22-24 exhibition, which is the official event of the Pakistan Pharma Manufacturers Association (PPMA), will showcase innovation from more than 25 countries. Over 500 foreign delegates are expected to grace the event, mainly from China, India, Singapore, France, Germany, Iran, Taiwan, UK, UAE, USA, Japan, Korea, Italy, among other countries.
This mega exhibition will have more than 30 seminars. The event incorporates seminars, workshops and conferences on pharmaceutical best practices, anaesthesia, radiology, cardiac surgery, ENT, neurology, maternal health, dermatology, tobacco control, basic life support and stress management. A considerable number of foreign dignitaries are scheduled to be speakers at these events.
Health Asia is a premier health sector event that encompasses all the major industries, including pharma and healthcare manufacturers, medical & surgical equipment/instrument providers, medical institutions, hospitals, labs, pharmaceutical products, raw material supplies and allied services under one roof.
The event is organized by Ecommerce Gateway Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd. with the support of the federal and provincial ministries of health, Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA), Pharma Bureau of Information and Statistics-OICCI, Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS), Surgical Instrument Manufacturers Association of Pakistan (SIMAP), Pakistan Society of Anaesthesiologists (PSA), Friends of Cardiac Surgery (FCS), Radiological Society of Pakistan (RSP) and Pakistan Association of Dermatologists (PAD). It will be open only for trade visitors from 10 am to 7 pm.