Healthcare stakeholders to collaborate for MEDICARE 2012
Sri Lanka’s beauty and cultural heritage is internationally renowned and from being a war torn country it has now emerged as one of the top travel destinations in the world. Recommended within the top five world’s must travel to destinations by international travel guides and magazines, Sri Lanka is well on its way to economic success and development. The city of Colombo itself has seen many transformations as leisure and relaxation has taken central focus, with many walkways and recreational facilities springing up, thanks to the Government of Sri Lanka. People are now choosing a fast paced world with surmounting pressures and stress, many tend to leave their health, fitness and wellbeing on the backburner until it’s too late. Taking good health for granted is common and many tend to ignore telltale signs of deteriorating health, as they progress day in and day out of their busy schedules and lifestyles. Good health has infinite value yet seems to be a least valued component in our lives. In a bid to advocate healthier lifestyles and introduce innovative medical care, MEDICARE will once again bring the best of healthcare and medical professionals under one roof to interact with industry stakeholders and the general public.
For the third consecutive year, the Department of Health - Western Province will be organising the MEDICARE 2012 exhibition under the patronage of the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka from March 2 to 4, at the BMICH. Both previous years were inaugurated successfully with the presence of all health ministers past and present (at the time) along with the industry stakeholders. With impressive achievements in health, nutrition, family planning and infrastructure in the health industry during the past three decades, Sri Lanka has overcome many health related difficulties.
Health and health-related technological advances will be on hand to the general public and the medical industry. MEDICARE 2012 will be the most important meeting place for all healthcare stakeholders including past, present and future health investors. “Our goal is to ensure that the public receives timely, accurate and important information with regard to health issues and to be updated on the latest technological innovations pertaining to health. This in turn, will promote a healthy society for the benefit of all Sri Lankans,” says Dr. Amal Harsha De Silva, Chairman – MEDICARE 2012. As the Provincial Director of Health Services for the Western Province in Sri Lanka, Dr. Harsha De Silva at the helm of MEDICARE has steered the organisation of this annual event with distinct leadership skills and foresight. Adding to his statement further, Dr. De Silva added, “The presence of President Mahinda Rajapakse and First Lady Shiranthi Rajapakse at the exhibitions in the past was a tremendous support and encouragement. Their support and appreciation of efforts taken to uplift the healthcare industry has been tremendous and has brought about positive change”.
The exhibition will cater to industry stakeholders and the general public by way of featuring a healthcare exhibition and medical equipment and pharmaceutical exhibition all under one roof at MEDICARE 2012. The healthcare exhibition is reserved for exhibitors providing healthcare services from private hospitals, nursing homes, specialised hospitals for women and children, governmental units (STD unit, cancer unit, vector borne disease unit, the blood bank etc.) suppliers of prosthetics, suppliers of private home nursing care and in-vitro fertilization services etc. Whilst the medical equipment and pharmaceutical exhibition will be Sri Lanka’s one and only platform for all medical professionals to be exposed to the latest and most sophisticated commodities in the medical industry. This exhibition will provide both local and international medical equipment and pharmaceutical companies with an opportunity to meet prospective buyers such as procurement officers, hospital owners and decision makers in the government and private sector etc.
MEDICARE 2012 has taken further initiative and tied up with MEDICALL Exhibition in India, which is the largest hospital need expo exhibition held in Chennai to introduce the world’s largest medical equipment manufacturers to Sri Lanka. This tie up is seen to bring in a dynamic international flavour to the mix of things at the exhibition next year. With this bridge to international contacts and stakeholders, the potential for contact points grows beyond previous years at the exhibition.
MEDICARE 2012 is the ideal event to educate both the public and health related stakeholders. The opportunity is now open for all industry stakeholders interested in partaking in this mega exhibition, to contact Aitken Spence Conventions and Exhibitions for more information and details on MEDICARE 2012.