The 26th Vietnam International Medical, Hospital and Pharmaceutical Exhibition (Vietnam Medipharm Expo) will take place from December 5-7 in Hanoi, attracting 180 domestic and foreign exhibitors.

To be organised at the Hanoi International Exhibition Centre, the exhibition
is expected to welcome around 10,000 visitors. — Photo courtesy of Vinexad

Among firms participating are those from India, Poland, Belarus, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, China and Japan, the US, Russia, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine, according to the event’s organising board – the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising Co (Vinexad).

They will showcase pharmaceuticals, herbs, functional foods; food processing and packing machinery; hospital services and medical tourism; beauty care, aesthetics; dental products, ophthalmic products; medical equipment; laboratory equipment and chemicals at 220 booths, it said.

The company described the upcoming event as an opportunity for organisations and businesses to promote products, exchange experiences, seize investment opportunities, expand markets, and promote co-operation to improve efficiency in production and business.

A seminar on introducing and updating new policies and regulations in manufacturing and trading of pharmaceutical products and medical equipment in Vietnam will be held on the sidelines of the event.

Other activities such as a programme that will connect domestic and foreign businesses (Business matching); a special customer purchase programme (VIPs Buyer) and a business meeting between Vietnamese and Russian businesses will be also included.