MedicExchange Inc. Announces Partnership with Qatar International Medical and Hospital Show

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- MedicExchange.com, an interactive catalogue of radiology and healthcare IT products, announces a partnership agreement to be the official Media Partner for the 2nd Qatar International Medical and Hospital Show, Qmedic 2010, to be held May 4-6 in Doha, Qatar.

Launched in 2008, Qmedic is the first International Medical and Hospital Show in the State of Qatar and is under the patronage of the Qatari Minister of Health, represented by the Supreme Council of Health, with the leading partnership of Hamad Medical Corporation.  Qmedic is held annually and gathers 2,700 local and international companies in the following sectors: hospital diagnostic, pharmaceutical, dental, laboratory & medical rehabilitation equipment and supplies.

MedicExchange.com is an interactive catalogue of radiology and healthcare IT products and services combined with an online community of 60,000 healthcare IT and radiology professionals, who come to the website to network, read news and articles, watch videos and conduct pre-purchase research.  MedicExchange.com gives vendors the opportunity to position products and services in front of senior level, purchase ready decision makers. As the official Media Partner, MedicExchange.com will conduct special TV interviews with guest speakers and exhibitors.

MedicExchange.com CEO, Alex van Klaveren, says: "We are extremely excited to be the official media of Qmedic.  Qmedic 2008 was such a huge success; we received a considerable amount of positive feedback from our members from that event.  We are looking forward to raising our profile in the Gulf where the healthcare industry is growing rapidly, and to show healthcare professionals and businesses from the broader Middle East the value of using MedicExchange.com's platform."  

Mr. Moneer Hamada, Executive Manager of Conex W.L.L. commented: "We are very happy with our partnership with MedicExchange.com, knowing its excellent media profile and wide network of health professionals; we look forward to great results from their promoting the 2nd Qatar International Medical & Hospital Show–Qmedic 2010–in the United States. With this cooperation, I believe we will raise awareness in the US market about the huge ongoing projects and future plans of the Qatari government in healthcare. Qmedic reflects the rapid growth of the Qatari healthcare industry, and with the participation of leading international companies in the exhibition, we are glad that our project contributes to the further development and expansion of the Middle East healthcare sector. "

About MedicExchange.com:

MedicExchange operates a network of B2B sites that provide interactive catalogues of healthcare products to a global audience of healthcare buyers.

The flagship site, MedicExchange.com, is an interactive catalogue of radiology and healthcare IT products and services with vertical channels that represent the major sectors, including: Cardiology, Computed Tomography (CT), Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Electronic Health Records (EHR), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Ultrasound, Teleradiology, Radiology, Mammography, Picture Archiving & Communication Systems (PACS), Healthcare Informatics and Healthcare IT (HIT). Unique to MedicExchange.com, healthcare is divided into niche communities with targeted news, video, discussions, blogs, and company and product information, enabling healthcare professionals–ranging from primary care physicians to hospital administrators and C-Suite executives – to network, discuss medical products and services, and conduct comprehensive pre-purchase research.  

In April 2008, MedicExchange Inc. acquired Maydeal.com (Shanghai), China's leading listing site for medical devices and hospital disposables.  MedicExchange will launch local language sites in key territories throughout 2010.

About Qmedic 2010:

Organised by Conex, W.L.L., International Conference & Expo, Qmedic 2010 is focused on hospital facilities and equipment, with special attention paid to the following industries: Medical, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, Ophthalmology, Dental, and Laboratory.  Qmedic also serves as a platform for medical suppliers, industry professionals, government bodies, hospital administrators, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals.

Participants and Visitors can expect:

• 4,000+ visitors from 55+ countries, including more hospital directors, more managers, more
• administrators, more supervisors, more researchers, more GPO executives, and more B2B executives than attend any other hospital show in the world.
• 81% of the hospital show attendees will play a major role in the acquisition of developing hospital
• facilities, equipment and services, and are either the final hospital decision-maker or the person
• that recommends the purchase.
• 80% report that the Qatar International Medical and Hospital Show, being the sole international
• medical exhibition in the State of Qatar, serves as a platform for medical suppliers, industry
• professionals, government bodies, hospital administrators, doctors, nurses and other professionals
• involved in the medical business.
• A hundred and more local and international exhibiting companies will occupy almost 120+ booths.

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