20 French companies take part in Saudi Health show

Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah and Jean-Marie Le Guen, French state minister for relations with the parliament, jointly opened the Saudi Health Exhibition and Conference 2014, at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center on Monday.
France is the guest of honor at the exhibition and more than 20 French companies are taking part in the show. The other dignitaries who were present at the inauguration were Dr. Mohammed bin Hamza Khoshaim, deputy minister of health for planning and development, French Ambassador Bertrand Besancenot, international delegates and industry professionals.
Running until May 21, Saudi Health is described as the largest health care event in the Kingdom; it hosts more than 300 exhibitors from 35 countries and 10,000 industry professionals to highlight the development path and prospects of the Saudi health care sector. The products and services showcased at Saudi Health 2014 emphasize the heightened importance of the health care sector for the Kingdom.
“We are delighted to witness the launch of the second edition of Saudi Health Exhibition & Conference amid a notable participation and interest from local and international specialized health care companies and service providers. The remarkable turnout once again confirms the event's important role in offering a valuable insight on top market opportunities, expertise, best practices and leading products and solutions that provide a major contribution to the sector development addressing challenges,” Dr. Salah Al-Mazroa, deputy minister of health for engineering affairs and supplies, said.
He noted that the ten scheduled conferences highlight a set of major health care topics through a well specialized and experienced group of doctors and field specialists to maximize attendance benefits, and all industry specialists are invited to effectively attend and participate in its sessions that award up to 30 CME accredited hours.
In collaboration with UBI France, the Orange Business Services team showcased ICT and health care solutions now available in Saudi Arabia. “ICT and health care investments are converging to create connected health opportunities in Saudi Arabia, where ICT investments are set to transform health care and improve the lives of citizens and residents here,” said Laurent Marini, country manager of Saudi Arabia for Orange Business Services and managing director of Orange Business Arabia.
In addition, the Saudi Health saw the unveiling of two new "world's first" infection control products by GV Health. GV Health spill kits and packs are used throughout the Middle East by organizations such as the Saudi Ministry of Health, Saudi National Guard and Libyan Ministry of Health.
Furthermore, Aramex launched Biocare, a new cold supply chain service across Aramex MENA markets at Saudi Health 2014 as an innovative solution for the health care sector, providing an end to end temperature controlled delivery solution suitable for laboratories, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, to move clinical specimens and medical samples domestically and globally.
In addition to the exhibition, the Kingdom’s premier health care event also hosts 10 conferences accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS). The conferences discuss important and currently relevant topics related to the local and regional health care sector, including nursing, hospital management, medical laboratories, biomedical engineering, cardiology, radiology technical management, nuclear medicine, rehabilitation, future of health care sector in Saudi Arabia and the future of radiology in Saudi Arabia.
Fueled by a significant 30 per cent growth compared to the last edition, Saudi Health 2014 secured the participation of eleven major healthcare organizations as sponsors of the event including Rakaa Medical Company as the diamond sponsor and Siemens Saudi Arabia, Salehiya Medical, Dräger Saudi Arabia, Nawah Healthcare, Care and Planning for Hospital Co. Ltd., Mediserv-Medical Supplies and Services Co, GE Healthcare and Saudi German Hospitals as platinum sponsors, in addition to 3M and Gulf Medical Company as gold sponsors. Furthermore, the event is supported by the Saudi Food and Drug Authority as an official supporting body and Council of Saudi Chambers, Council of Health Services and Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City as strategic partners.