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More than 200 companies from 32 countries leading in the
manufacturing, distribution, procurement, and regulation of medical services
aim to lead the discourse on technology-led trends in global healthcare and how
they translate to shifting patient demand at the 2023 Medic West Africa
Conference and Exhibition on Tuesday.
As a major partner, Randox Laboratories, a global market
leader within the in-vitro diagnostic industry, will lead a long list of
exhibitors alongside Qiagen and Erba Mannheim who are renowned healthcare
powerhouses.
Randox Laboratories operates from over 145 countries,
developing innovative diagnostic solutions for hospitals, clinical research and
molecular laboratories, food testing, forensic toxicology, veterinary labs, and
life sciences.
Qiagen is a German biotechnology company that provides
molecular diagnostics and life sciences tools and services to researchers,
clinicians, and other professionals to study and manage diseases, develop new
drugs and therapies, and improve agricultural production.
Erba Mannheim is a global in vitro diagnostic company that
develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of innovative and affordable
products and solutions for clinical chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, diabetes
management, immunology, and molecular diagnostics.
The German company has manufacturing facilities in India,
the Czech Republic, and the United States, with products used in hospitals,
clinics, and laboratories around the world to help clinicians diagnose and
manage diseases, improve patient care, and advance medical research.
The conference organised by Informa Markets marks the 10th
edition held since 2013 to transform healthcare systems across the West African
region.
Tom Coleman, exhibition director of Medic West Africa, said
the yearly convergence of multinationals is a measure to address the deficits
in healthcare infrastructure and satisfy the increasing demand for quality
healthcare services.
He said while governments have made significant investments
to improve healthcare infrastructure and expand access to medical facilities,
Medic West Africa has strived to push a conducive environment for businesses
and stakeholders to connect, discourse, and explore the latest healthcare
advancements in healthcare technology and solutions.
“We are very excited about the launch of Medlab West Africa,
alongside the 2023 Medic West Africa event. After 20 years of being a
successful global event brand, Medlab will be the one-stop event where
innovation, collaboration, and growth converge to shape the future of the
laboratory industry in West Africa. It will foster connections within the
medical laboratory community, making it the region’s largest multi-disciplinary
laboratory congress and exhibition,” Coleman said.
The Medlab Congress will promote stakeholder dialogue in
areas of leadership and management affecting West African healthcare providers,
whilst providing a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic healthcare
landscape in West Africa.
It will launch laboratory conference tracks focusing on immunology,
laboratory and quality management, and clinical microbiology, all of which are
CPD accredited.
The sessions will feature expert voices in the industry as
facilitators including Donald Ofili, director and deputy registrar, MLSCN
Accreditation Service; Akyala Ishaku, director, Global Health and Infectious
Diseases Centre, Nasarawa State University; and Abdul Karim Sesay, head of the
Genomics Strategic Platform at the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
With a rapidly growing population and an ever-increasing
demand for quality healthcare services, the organiser believes it is imperative
for West and Central Africa to continue leveraging advancements in technologies
to improve its healthcare sector, ensuring that patients in the region receive
the quality healthcare they deserve.
Tosan Erhabor, registrar and CEO of Medical Laboratory
Science Council of Nigeria, said the body is committed to strengthening health
laboratory systems and professional practice for quality services.
To fulfill this, it has developed the quality tripod to
drive its processes for excellent service delivery to the stakeholders.
“We see this partnership with Medic West Africa to launch
Medlab as a veritable platform to promote dialogue within the stakeholders in
furtherance of our mandate to bequeath a culture of accurate and reliable
medical laboratory test results to the entire citizenry. We look forward to
enriching the conference’s scientific program by sharing our expertise in
medical laboratory science and invaluable insights with the vast network of
professionals who will be in attendance,” Erhabor said.