105 companies present their latest devices at Dubai meet
DUBAI: Under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, His Highness Sheikh Mansoor Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Border Security Council, Inaugurated the opening of the 22nd edition of the International Federation of O to rhino l aryn go logical Societies (IFOS) World Congress, being held from 17 - 21 January 2023 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The event brings together 7,000 specialised doctors from 180 countries, and 90 companies that are exhibiting the latest therapeutic and diagnostic solutions in the sector.
The conference of the World Federation of Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Societies, which is currently being held at the Dubai Trade Center for Conventions and Exhibitions, set records, which confirms the status that the country in general and Dubai in particular now occupy.
Dr. Hussein Abdel Rahman Al Rand, Assistant Undersecretary for the Public Health Sector at the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention and President of IFOS World Congress Dubai 2023, said, “The number of doctors registered in the conference reached 7,100, in addition to 105 local and international manufacturers, all of whom were keen to offer their latest devices and products, considering the Dubai market as a gateway to the East and West.”
He added :“the largest number of halls recorded in previous conferences reached 27 halls, while the number in the Otolaryngology Associations Conference reached 49 halls, distributed over 3 places, which are the halls of the Trade Centre, the hall of the Nofitel Hotel, in addition to the halls of the Conrad Hotel, where the results of 39 researches by doctors from different countries of the world are discussed and reviewed daily.”
He explained that the Ministry of Health and Community Protection presented its humanitarian experience in the field of cochlear implantation for children who suffer from hearing problems and the number of difficult cases that the initiative has dealt with since its launch in 2018, which reached 65 cases.