Opportunities for manufacturing medical equipment in Qatar will be among the discussions and presentations at Qatar International Medical Congress (QIMC) 2016, to be held under the patronage of HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior from May 18-20.
QIMC 2016 is expected to offer unprecedented opportunities for health sector professionals to delve deep into the latest technological and scientific discoveries in the diagnosis of cancers and epidemic diseases and the latest scientific and medical technologies that will be available to the Qatari market.
The conference will also provide an opportunity to learn about international medical breakthroughs that prominent laboratories are using to identify Aids and hepatitis by using a swab of saliva instead of blood. As for the control and regulation of all laboratory testing procedures, especially in the light of diseases such as epidemiological and viral diseases that develop and spread quickly such as the Ebola and Zika, the event will found a first-of-its-kind laboratory in the Middle East.
Dr Mohammed Hamad al-Nuaimi, general manager of Al Maha Medical said:” We expect that our participation this year will be a very special one, as the exhibition and conference will have strategic importance for Qatar, considering the prominent speakers and experts who will discuss unprecedented topics, and we expect deals and agreements at strengthening the medical industry in Qatar. “
QIMC 2016 has attracted prominent international medical thought leaders, led by Professor Johannes Schweizer, who owns 14 patents and is considered one of the most prominent contemporary researchers at Stanford University in California. In addition, researchers from Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) of Hamad Bin Khalifa University will engage in a knowledge sharing session with experts in the health sector.
Dr Mohamed Hamad al-Nuaimi
