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Arab Health 2019 – Dubai

January 2019

Event date: 28th January 2019

HGF will be exhibiting at Arab Health 28th – 31st Jan 2019 in Dubai, Arab Health is the largest gathering of healthcare and trade professionals in the MENA (Middle East, North African) region.

Visit the HGF stand – Hall 7 stand H11

HGF Partners Vanessa Stainthorpe and Kieran Killough will be attending Arab Health 28th – 31st Jan 2019. They will be available throughout the conference to offer their expert advice on how you can protect, exploit and defend your intellectual property assets.

To arrange a meeting please email Anita O’Neil at [email protected] advising of your preferred day, time and location.

Arab Health 2019 takes place at Dubai World Trade Centre from 28th – 31st Jan 2019 and is expected to welcome more than 4,150 exhibiting companies and over 84,500 attendess from 160+ countries.

For more information on Arab Health visit www.arabhealthonline.com.

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