KIHE 2012 POST SHOW REPORT - Gima.de

Ms. Moldagasimova conveyed the greetings from Salidat Kairbekova, Minister of Public Health
of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, in
his address to the people of Kazakhstan “Socio-economic modernization – the main vector of
development of Kazakhstan” outlined further development of Public Health in the Republic of
Kazakhstan, nothing that an important way to increase the level of human development is to increase
the availability and quality of medical services, promote healthy lifestyles.
Due to the consistent implementation of state health programs and the annual increase in
funding the healthcare industry of Kazakhstan significantly increased the pace of development.
The annual exhibition project “KIHE” is an important platform for showcasing the latest
advances in medical science and healthcare, which is traditionally attended by world leaders and
national medical and pharmaceutical industry, the developers of new high technologies for the
diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
In the situation of continuous scientific and technological progress it is important to keep
improving professional skills and acquiring new knowledge”.
The official opening ceremony was also attended by representatives of various public health
bodies and diplomatic missions of the exhibiting countries.
“KIHE 2012 is the best format for perception of innovations because medical novelties and
know-how now and then get out of date before they are presented in scientific publications. The
exhibitions contribute to establishment of direct contacts between consumers and manufacturers of
medical equipment and medications. Time and again companies test their innovations together with
potential end customers directly at the exhibition stands, which results in commercial manufacturing
of products improved on the spot,” Mr. Lokshin concluded.
KIHE 2012 is the most representative international healthcare exhibition in Kazakhstan and
Central Asia, both in terms of the number of exhibitors and their composition. A wide range of
medical care products and services provided by manufacturers, dealers and distributors of
medications and healthcare equipment for ophthalmology, endoscopic examination, physical
medicine, rehabilitation, SPA treatment, etc. was exhibited at KIHE 2012.
Exhibition statistics: KIHE 2012 featured more than 209 companies from 22 countries
presenting over 300 trademarks. The representation was astounding since exhibitors included
companies from Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, Germany,
India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea,
Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan. The total exhibition area was 7450 m². A total of
5550 visitors were registered to include specialists of the medical industry and allied fields from all
regions of Kazakhstan, the CIS and foreign countries.
Manufacturers and distributors of medical equipment featured prominently at the exhibition.
For example, the German National Stand included 25 companies which mainly presented medical
equipment. Local firms presented medicines, disinfectants and much more – apart from medical
equipment. Traditionally, Kazakhstan companies accounted for almost half of the exhibition – 40% of
all exhibitors. Other widely presented companies included Germany (12%), Russia (20%), China
(7%), Malaysia (3%) and Turkey (3%).
The leading domestic and foreign companies exhibited their innovative products, technologies
and know-how enjoying high demand from modern healthcare industry.
The exhibition offered a saturated business programme: 20 workshops and presentations
were for the first time held concurrently on two sites in different pavilions. Representatives of
exhibiting companies presented cutting-edge treatment and diagnostic technologies and methods.
It is worth noting that it was for the first time that KIHE 2012 featured a roundtable of the
Almaty State Institute of Advanced Medical Education devoted to exploring potentialities and
prospects of university hospitals.
Leading domestic and international companies will showcase the latest developments, knowhow
and technologies needed by the modern healthcare industry.