TEHRAN – Iranian Innovation Technician (IHIT) in Indonesia plans to establish a pavilion of Iranian knowledge-based companies in the health sector at the 37th Indonesia Health Expo 2025, which will be held from September 25th to 28th.
The largest medical exhibition in Southeast Asia, the exhibition will showcase the latest advances in medical, pharmaceutical, clinical laboratory equipment and medicine.
The event serves as a great opportunity for Iranian knowledge-based companies and manufacturers to showcase their capabilities and products in the strategic Southeast Asian market and lay the foundation for expanding international collaboration with industry leaders and healthcare professionals around the world.
Medical self-sufficiency, medical devices are a priority
The issue of medical and medical device production and self-sufficiency in these regions is one of the government’s priorities, Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarkandi said.
Medicine and medical devices are two important areas related to people’s health, he said, “We are trying to reach self-sufficiency for the supply of medicine and medical devices,” the IRNA reported.
On January 13, the head of the Iranian coalition of medical device manufacturers and exporters said that about $20 million worth of medical devices are exported to more than 60 countries a year.
The IRNA says it says more than 70% of medical devices and more than 100% of regular hospital beds are made in the country.
He added that more than 95% of certain ICUs and CCU beds and more than 85% of operating room medical devices, such as anesthesia devices and other equipment, are manufactured using cutting-edge technology in the country.
Yaqoubzadeh continues, saying that the country’s need for medical devices is between $3 billion and $4 billion a year, of which $1 billion is imported.
Approximately 600 medical device companies operate domestically and produce about 99% of the drugs supplied to the domestic market.
Domestic medical device manufacturers produce and supply over 10,000 types of medical devices to domestic and foreign markets. Today, various experimental equipment are manufactured at much lower prices than the same foreign product.
In May, the director of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) said Iran is a major country that expands its health system and provides access to universal health insurance.
Celebrating the country’s achievements in recent years, Hanan Barki said expanding primary healthcare services, increasing access to health insurance in rural areas, maintaining high vaccination rates, and reducing mother and newborn mortality rates, Iran can become a successful role model in the region, the health ministry’s website reported.
Officials made a statement during a meeting with Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarkandi. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Parliament (WHA).
WHO EMRO is working closely with Iranian regulatory bodies to achieve level 3 of regulation maturity in its drug regulatory system, paving the way for wider exports of Iranian health-conscious products to the global market. It also contributes to promoting global health security, Balkhi added.
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