Pharmedi Vietnam 2023 kicks off in HCM City

The Vietnam international exhibition on products, equipment, supplies for medical, pharmaceutical, hospital and rehabilitation – Pharmedi Vietnam 2023 kicked off in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13.
Pharmedi Vietnam 2023 kicks off in HCM City ảnh 1Pharmedi Vietnam 2023 opens in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-16.(Photo: pharmed.vn)

HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam internationalexhibition on products, equipment, supplies for medical, pharmaceutical,hospital and rehabilitation – Pharmedi Vietnam 2023 - kicked off in Ho Chi MinhCity on September 13.

The international health event is of regional scale with a total of 800 booths from 25 countries and territories.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Nguyen Thi LienHuong, Deputy Minister of Health, said the exhibition creates a favourable environmentfor units and enterprises in the field to raise theircompetitiveness and to strengthen trade promotion activities, digital transformation,and application of advanced technology in health and pharmaceutical industry.

It’s also an opportunity for enterprises to boostlinkage, introduce products, and expand business manufacturing while activelycontributing to protecting, caring for and improving public’s health.

This year’s exhibition focuses on introducing diversedisplay industries in the field of health, including products, machinery, equipment, and supplies in thefields of pharmaceuticals and dietary supplement, and raw materials forpharmaceutical production, and many more.

The event has received special attention frombusinesses from countries with developed medicine such as Poland, Germany, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and China, amongothers.

Several symposiums, in-depth seminars will also beheld during the four-day event./.

VNA

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