Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 13 / Trend T. Hajiyev /
BIHE, Azerbaijan's Annual International Healthcare Exhibition, the main event in the region's healthcare calendar will start on 13 September at Baku Expo Center. Over the past 17 years, representatives from the local and international medical industries have gathered in Baku, at the largest exhibition in the region, to discuss prospects for co-operation and the development of industry trends, and to demonstrate innovations and techniques to a wide range of health sector professionals.
The high status of the exhibition is highlighted by the support of the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan Republic, the Azerbaijan Stomatological Association, the National Confederation of Entrepreneurs' (Employers') Organizations of Azerbaijan Republic and Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO). The UFI quality mark, which has been awarded to BIHE by the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry for the past five years, testifies to the universally accepted quality of this exhibition and serves as proof of the excellent organization behind the event and the reliability of its performance indicators.
This year the exhibition will be a continuation of "Health Week" in Azerbaijan. The session of the Regional Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) will start the day before the exhibition opens, on 12 September, and will be attended by ministers and other heads of health departments from 53 European countries. The session will discuss topics relating to the use of new developments in the healthcare system, the adoption of strategies for tuberculosis and the proper use of antibiotics. The forum participants have been invited to BIHE as distinguished guests.
BIHE 2011 will be attended by 124 companies from 19 countries, presenting a total of more than 100 well-established brands. The exhibition will demonstrate the latest developments of leading companies from countries including Azerbaijan, Germany, Latvia, Russia, Turkey and the Ukraine. Forty per cent of the exhibition space will be given over to the permanent participants at the exhibition which include Labservis (Azerbaijan), Akgun Software (Turkey) and Amico (Russia). This is the second consecutive year that Bavaria (Germany) will have a national stand at the exhibition and its participation is supported by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport and Technology.
German manufacturers will be demonstrating state-of-the-art medical equipment, instruments, supplies and hygiene products, as well as the services offered by the medical facilities of Bavaria. In sum, BIHE provides a showcase for a wide range of medical goods and services, including medical equipment, pharmaceuticals, supplies and sanitary products. The number of exhibitors working in promising areas such as laboratory equipment and medical treatment abroad has significantly increased this year.
An "Innovation Zone" focusing on innovative products and comprising 35% of the total exhibition space will be a feature of the show for the second time this year. All companies that will be displaying new products and technologies at the exhibition will be highlighted by a special mark on their stand and a special icon in the exhibition plan. It has become a tradition to publish an Innovations Catalogue which outlines the new products and contact details of the companies. This year's complimentary catalogue will be available throughout Baku Expo Center, as well as from the registration desk, for all three days of the exhibition. Detailed information about the innovative products can also be obtained on the website, www.bihe.az.
The 6th International Stomatology Exhibition, which showcases dental equipment, supplies and much more, will open in parallel with BIHE. The exhibition will serve as a demonstration of innovations in the field of dentistry, including the German-manufactured 3D tomography machine.
Azerbaijan's International Beauty and Aesthetic Medicine Exhibition, "Beauty Azerbaijan 2011", which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, will also start on 13 September over a greatly expanded exhibition space. Participants from Azerbaijan, Germany, Canada, China, Russia, Turkey and other countries will demonstrate professional cosmetics; body and hair care products; equipment for beauty salons; nail treatment products and much more during the exhibition. The exhibition will also showcase collagen cosmetics and express tooth whitening systems for the first time this year.
The partners of all exhibitions in 2011 are AZAL, Azerfon-Vodafone, Greenwich Travel Club, Caspel and Caucasus Point Hotel. The organizers of the exhibition are ITE Group PLC, a British company, and Iteca Caspian, its partner in the Caucasus.
The exhibition will close on 15 September.
