A three-day medical equipment and medical services exhibition will begin in Dhaka on April 6 to exhibit latest technologies and services in the health sector.

Event management company CEMS (Conference & Exhibition Management Services) is organising the show titled "Meditex-2007" to be held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre.

Mehrun N Islam, managing director of CEMS, told a press conference yesterday that medical equipment, surgical instruments, medicines, hospital equipment and other healthcare products will be displayed at the exhibition.

Participants from home and abroad especially from China, India, USA, Singapore and Pakistan are expected to participate in the fair.

Mehrun said the Asia Pacific healthcare equipment and supplies market grew is expected to grow to $43 billion by 2010.

She said the exhibition will be helpful for Bangladeshi healthcare industry as it offers an industryspecific showcase of hospital, pharmaceutical and medical equipment, healthcare products, solutions and services from leading global companies. CEMS Director Shahed S Sarwar also spoke.

Thefair will remain open from 10 am to 7.30 pm without any entry fee. The Daily Star and Radio Today are the media partners.