WHX Dubai 2027
About WHX Dubai (formerly Arab Health)
A healthcare exhibition in the Middle East, showcasing latest innovations in medical devices and healthcare technology.
WHX Dubai 2027 (formerly Arab Health)
WHX Dubai 2027 runs 25–28 January 2027 at Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City and Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Arab Health is now WHX
This is the show long known as Arab Health. Informa Markets renamed it World Health Expo (WHX) in 2025, and the organiser's FAQ confirms it is the same event: first held in Dubai in 1975, it ran as Arab Health for over 50 years.
In 2026 it moved to Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City, and for 2027 it spans two venues. The laboratory show formerly known as Medlab Middle East is now part of the exhibition as WHX Labs, with no separate Labs ticket.
Who it's for
Buyers, procurement teams, clinicians and distributors sourcing across medical devices, diagnostics, laboratory medicine, pharma, biotech and healthcare services.
Two venues, split by sector
One ticket covers exhibition access at both venues, linked by a free shuttle each show day.
- Dubai Exhibition Centre, Expo City — for providers, hospital leaders, clinical specialists and medtech buyers: the International Halls, Medical Equipment & Devices, Imaging & Diagnostics, Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation, and Infrastructure, General Services & IT Systems.
- Dubai World Trade Centre — for lab, pharma, biotech and wellness professionals: the Labs Zone, the new Pharma, Biotech and Wellness & Longevity sectors, plus Medical Equipment & Devices and Disposables & Consumables.
Programme
Six stages: the Visionary Stage (CEO, investment, public health and healthcare financing summits), Care Delivery and Radiology at Expo City; Labs Stages 1 and 2 and the Healthspan Stage at DWTC. Care Delivery, Radiology and both Labs stages are CME-accredited. Ticket tier decides stage and conference access — Standard covers the exhibition, Advantage adds selected stages and WHX Tech, Platinum adds all conferences.
World Healthcare Week
WHX anchors World Healthcare Week alongside WHX Tech, a digital-health event at DWTC on 26–28 January, and WHX Leaders, an invitation-only forum for health ministers and health-system leaders on 26 January.
Hours
Monday 11:00–18:00; Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00–18:00; Thursday 10:00–17:00.
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Key Topics
- Medical devices and diagnostics
- Hospital procurement
- Digital health
- Pharmaceuticals
Upcoming Healthcare Conferences
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