Seoul (VNA) – The Korean Medical Devices Industry Association (KMDIA) and the Korea International Exhibition Centre (KINTEX) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) plan to hold the K-Med Expo Vietnam 2023, a medical equipment exhibition, in Ho Chi Minh City from June 15-17.
Up to now, a total of 150 companies, including Korean medical equipment and foreign companies, have registered for the event.
The exhibition will feature 200 booths showcasing medical equipment used in internal medicine, ophthalmology, dentistry, dermatology, plastic surgery and orthopedics. Telemedicine and AI medical technology, wearable and functional rehabilitation devices, and digital health care will also be introduced at the event.
In the framework of the event, seminars and conferences will be held, with guests such as buyers, hospitals and clinics to help participating Korean companies access customers.
Up to 90% of the Vietnamese medical equipment market depend on imports. The market grows by 13.1% annually on average over the course of five years from 2014.
Since its establishment in 1999, KMDIA has promoted support for policy exchange and international cooperation as a representative of leading Korean medical equipment companies. KINTEX is a unit that successfully organised many international exhibitions abroad, including in Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok, Thailand./.
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