Bahrain to host healthcare investment forum in October

INDUSTRIAL NEWS

The progress of Bahrain's healthcare sector and its investment opportunities will be highlighted at a major forum to be held in October.

The first Business Development Forum and Fair (BDFEX) in healthcare sector will be held under the patronage of Lieutenant General Doctor Sheikh Mohamed Bin Abdullah, chairman of the Supreme Council of Health, on October 23 and 24.

The International Business Consultancy and Development Company (PROACT) and United Gulf Industrial Consortia (UGICON) will organise the event.

The forum aims to reinforce the local content of healthcare sector by providing new technologies and investments to achieve excellence and sustainable development in health sector in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as well, it said.

Moreover, the forum aims to create new jobs in the industry and enhance its added value by encouraging more investment in both small and medium enterprises and linking entrepreneurs with investors.

This event is, furthermore, an opportunity for all business and healthcare professionals to participate in the conference, which will include a select group of speakers, as well as many local and foreign investors looking for investment opportunities in Bahrain.

The particularity of this forum lies in its focus on investment in healthcare sectors in both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, especially as Bahrain is witnessing an increasing rise of Saudi investments in establishing and managing various types of healthcare facilities in medicine, dentistry, pharmaceutical factories and others.

It is worth mentioning that Bahrain is known for being the first destination for many Saudis who would like to receive various treatment services. However, the same applies to Bahraini citizens who prefer to visit clinics and hospitals in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia in particular.

Besides the strategic position of Bahrain in the Gulf, it should be noted that choosing Bahrain to host this forum shows Bahrain's pioneering position in health sector in the Gulf, and highlights its ideal environment for anyone who wants to invest in a country that is rich in human resources and the best qualified experts in the Middle East, it stated. – TradeArabia News Service