FACTS AND FIGURES

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

• Arab Health is the largest exhibition in the region and is generally viewed as a must attend global event in the healthcare calendar. Established over three decades ago, the exhibition offers an ideal environment for companies to showcase their products in one of the fastest growing and most lucrative healthcare markets in the world.
  
• The 2008 edition of Arab Health Exhibition will showcase products and services by more than 2200 exhibitors representing over 65 countries and attracting more than 50,000 healthcare professionals from all over the world.
  
• Arab Health also features the world’s largest and most comprehensive conferences programme – Arab Health Congress – featuring more than 16 internationally accredited conferences. More than 250 eminent and internationally acclaimed speakers will address the Arab Health Congress 2008, which will host more than 6,000 delegates and conference attendees.
  
• With its line up of innovative educational activities, such as free accredited education and strategic tie ups with regional institutes, Arab Health leads the way in delivering the best interactive opportunities to the show participants and an ideal B2B environment to the audiences.
  
• Year on year the exhibition has grown between the 25%-30% mark both in terms of visitors and exhibitors. The Arab Health exhibition delivers to exhibitors the right balance between dealers and distributors, senior decision makers and end users.
  
• Arab Health is the business destination of choice for the Middle East Market estimated to be close to $100 billion per year. Due to the huge increase in the expatriate population it is also one of the fastest growing regions with an estimated annual growth of 15%.
  
• Saudi Arabia is one of the regions richest markets and expects its number of hospitals to grow from 264 to 502 in the next 8 years and its population to increase by 20%.
  
• The Middle East also has huge government initiatives to provide the best global medical care and teaching centers such as Dubai Healthcare City and Hamed Medical Corporation.
  
• With all the investment and having some of the highest GDP’s in the world it is a remarkable region that will continue to perform well for the foreseeable future.
  

EVENT FACTS:

 

Event Dates	28~31 January 2008
Venue	Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre – UAE
Opening Ceremony	Timing: 10:00am Venue: Hall – TBC VIP: TBC
Show Timings	Monday	28th January	10:15 – 18:00
	Tuesday	29th January	10:00 – 18:00
	Wednesday	30th January	10:00 – 18:00
	Thursday	31st January	10:00 – 17:00
Visitor Admittance Policy	For Trade Visitors and Healthcare Professionals only Please bring your business card along In order to gain fast-track entry, please Pre-Register Admittance to Arab Health Exhibition is Free
Organisers	IIR Middle East Healthcare Division PO Box 28943, Dubai – UAE Tel: +971 4 3365161 Fax: +971 4 3364021 Email: arabhealth@iirme.com
Event Supporters	UAE Ministry of Health Health Authority – Abu Dhabi Department of Health & Medical Services (DOHMS)