DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus -- The third Dushanbe International Healthcare Exhibition DIHE 2007 is opening at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe today.

The source at the international exhibition company ITECA Osiyo Tajikistan, said some 40 companies from 18 countries, including Russia, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Ukraine, Belarus, India, Turkey, the United States, will participate in the DIHE 2007 exhibition, which runs through September 20. 

’We expect Tajik companies will conclude contracts with producers from many of these countries,” the source said.  

The exhibition features two main sections, drugs and medical equipment.

The companies participating at the exhibition will put on display their achievements in pharmaceutical products, equipment for pharmaceutical industry, herbal preparations, dietetic foodstuff, homeopathic remedies, maternal and infant health care, infant’s feeding, laboratory equipment and instruments, electro medical equipment/ devices, diagnostics and other relevant spheres. 

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Healthcare, State Center for Expertise and Certification of Pharmaceutical Produce and Medical Equipment and Dental Association has provided an official support to the exhibition. 

Organizers expect the exhibition tog gather more than 5000 representatives from health sectors pf the CIS and other countries. 

The pharmaceutical market of Tajikistan is estimated at more than US $8 million. The largest suppliers of pharmaceutical products in Tajikistan are USA, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria and other countries. There are 899 hospitals, 1881 ambulances, 433 specialized centers, including dispensaries, treatment facilities, centers of reproductive health etc.; total bed-space fund in Tajikistan is around 40,000 units.