Health firms set out stall in Middle East

The healthcare technology companies will show off their medical devices at Arab Health 2010, which is expected to attract 55,000 visitors and is the largest such event in the region. The Middle Eastern healthcare sector is worth an estimated $74bn.

Rotherham-based Inditherm Medical will unveil its patient warming systems, which are designed to reduce the risk of hypothermia, wound infections, and blood loss. Also among those attending is Surgical Innovations, from Leeds, which designs and makes surgical devices.

Anetic Aid, recognised for its trolley systems and is based in Guiseley, will also be at the show, as will printed hospital wristbands firm Brenmoor, in Cross Hills, near Skipton.

The other Yorkshire exhibitors include Elland-based Drive Medical, a manufacturer and distributor of mobility and healthcare products, Medezine, from Sheffield, which makes medical saws, and Paxman Coolers, of Huddersfield, which makes scalp coolers, providing cancer patients with a better chance of retaining their hair while having chemotherapy, Park House Healthcare, from Birkenshaw, near Bradford, which makes pressure care equipment, and Single Use Surgical, based in Barnsley, manufacturer of surgical instruments.

Medilink Yorkshire and Humber, the organisation dedicated to the growth of the healthcare technologies sector, and UK Trade & Investment, will also be there.

Charlotte Fraser, international manager at Medilink Yorkshire and Humber, said: "The UK enjoys an excellent trading relationship with countries across the Middle East, with sustained investment in health delivery reforms leading to the demand for the latest technologies and medicines."