Tehran – The Iranian delegation will take part in the 25th exhibition on medical products, equipment, machinery and services (Medexpo Africa) scheduled to be held from May 14th to 16th in Nairobi, Kenya.
With the support of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund, knowledge-based companies will establish pavilions at exhibitions.
It is one of the items featured in hospital supply; medicine; medical, laboratory, dental, optics, veterinary tools, medical devices, and medical services.
MedExpo is one of the most important medical and medical events for medical manufacturing products, equipment, machines, services and solutions. The exhibition presents innovative solutions from players in the major markets for the benefit of buyers in the medical technology industry in the East Africa region.
The event is a key stop for East African buyers looking for new healthcare products, equipment, machines, services and solutions.
Kenya is a promising market for medical devices, and ranks one of the fastest growing markets in sub-Saharan Africa, according to reports from Fitch and the World Bank. The medical device sector relies heavily on imports where domestic production is limited.
Ihit in Kenya
In 2024, Ali Bani American, CEO of Iran House of Innovation Technology (IHIT) in Kenya, said that IHIT will be able to help Iranian knowledge-based companies achieve great success in the global market, particularly in Kenya. He said he created new opportunities. It is known as the gateway to East Africa.
Currently, the value of knowledge-based exports to Kenya is over $1 million, Isna quotes Ali Bani-Amerian as saying.
“The centre, which provides innovative solutions with a deep understanding of market needs, helps Iranian companies overcome obstacles and achieve great success by exporting their products to Kenya and East Africa. “We’ll do that,” the formula emphasized.
Kenya’s IHIT helps businesses meet the standards they need to enter the global market, Bani-Amerian said.
He has held over 50 joint events in the field of technology and entrepreneurship with the United Nations, the Kenya Chamber of Commerce, the University of Kenya and educational institutions, and has established more than 35 Iranian, Kenya and international startups at the IHIT Centre. , is part of the services provided by the centre that conducts market research.
The Centre also promoted the export of products to more than 20 Iranian companies and established two successful national knowledge-based pavilions at the Kenya Healthcare Expo in 2022 and 2023.
It has registered over 50 medical devices and two Iranian anti-cancer drugs, has obtained GMP certification for 11 Iranian knowledge-based companies, has installed Iranian medical devices in hospitals and medical centres in Kenya, and has been involved in Kenya’s many countries. Exporting such pharmaceutical ingredients is one of the other achievements. Kenya’s ihit.
Kenya is a promising market for medical devices, and ranks one of the fastest growing markets in sub-Saharan Africa, according to reports from Fitch and the World Bank. The medical device sector relies heavily on imports where domestic production is limited.
In January 2021, Iran opened its home of innovation and technology and the first African centre in Kenya.
The centre serves as the basis for creating innovative ideas, commercializing these ideas, and exporting Iranian knowledge-based products and services.
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