Tehran – Nine Iranian knowledge-based companies supported by the Vice President for the Science, Technology and Knowledge-based economy participated in the 30th edition of Hospital, the largest health event in Latin America, held from May 19th to 22nd in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The four-day event provided unique opportunities for business, networking, council and knowledge exchange.
The event attracted 1,200 exhibitors from over 80 countries to showcase the latest achievements and products in a variety of medical sectors, including medical and dental tools, diagnostic equipment, laboratory equipment, rehabilitation facilities, home care equipment, digital health and artificial intelligence.
The Iranian knowledge-based company exhibited its latest products in a variety of health fields, including dental implants, telehealth, electronic health software, artificial intelligence platforms for healthcare, physical therapy devices and equipment, knee prosthetics and orthopedic implants, colposcope devices, exercise testing devices, diagnostic kits and more.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Iranian delegation held meetings with Asian, European and Latin American businesses, the Brazilian Medical Device Association and Brazilian Ministry of Health, sharing expertise and increasing technical cooperation by expanding product exports.
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.
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