Business France, the agency supporting the international development of the French economy, will be launching a brand called French Healthcare for the 2019 edition of the French pavilion
French Healthcare is an innovative initiative that aims at bringing together French companies, researchers, and healthcare professionals to jointly promote their activities internationally, the agency stated in a press release.
With the support of Sanofi, FedEx and regional partners from France such as Bretagne Commerce International, DEV’UP, Lille Eurasanté and Medicalps, the French pavilion will give centre stage to the latest innovations at the 2019 edition of Arab Health.
About 110 French companies will be exhibiting at the health show in the Middle East from 28-31 January 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
The collective brand has the ambition to build momentum through a collective approach so as to boost the influence of French health expertise and technologies.
Jean-Paul Scheuer, country chair and general manager of Sanofi Gulf, commented, “Delivering innovation in healthcare that will truly benefit patients and improve care is one of the main commitments at Sanofi. I believe that partnerships are vital to realising this, and the Arab Health conference is a great platform to meet likeminded organisations to exchange insights and experiences and explore potential collaborations.”
Taarek Hinedi, vice-president operations of FedEx Express Middle East and northern Africa, added, “Driven by emerging economies, longer life expectancy and technological advancements, the Global Healthcare market is set to cross US$1.85 trillion this year.”
“FedEx is supporting the complex needs of the industry like temperature-control of sensitive samples and products by providing leading solutions in healthcare logistics. FedEx innovations like SenseAware® track the entire journey of vital healthcare products, delivering new levels of visibility, security and control from start to finish. This is a transformative time for FedEx, and we are continuously working to innovate across entire healthcare supply chains,” Hinedi explained.
The most represented sectors on the French Pavilion are:
-Hospital equipment and furniture: medical beds, trolleys, wheelchairs, operating lamps, ergonomic chairs, gynaecological examination chairs.
-Prevention and risk management in hospitals/hospital hygiene: Equipment sterilisation and disinfection, air treatment and purification, hospital waste management, ventilation system, effluent decontamination.
-Diagnostics: ultrasound diagnostic equipment, sonography equipment, Doppler, endoscopes, radiography units.
-Telemedicine solution: patient monitoring, transmission of medical information.
