HELSINKI: A Finnish ministerial delegation and over 30 Finnish companies participated in The Arab Health Exhibition & Congress, the largest healthcare exhibition and medical congress in the Middle East.
The delegation, which was supported by Team Finland, including Finpro, Finland’s ministries and the Embassy of Finland in the UAE, showcased the latest Finnish healthcare services and technologies at the event held at the Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre from January 30 to February 2, 2017. Finpro, a public organization consisting of Export Finland, Visit Finland and Invest in Finland, helps Finnish SMEs go international, encourages foreign direct investment in Finland and promotes travel to Finland, and is part of the Team Finland network.
The UAE’s healthcare needs are growing due to rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing disposable incomes. Finland’s participation in Arab Health 2017 was part of a larger effort to gain visibility and to widen the reach of the country’s medical export in the GCC. The specialized fields of genomic research, diagnostics, chronic disease management, remote care technologies and services, imaging, patient monitoring, wearables, health services, elderly care and hospital IT all position Finland as a healthcare thought-leader.
