--- eventsindex_id: EI-00431 slug: arab-health title: ARAB HEALTH title_alt: - WHX Dubai - World Health Expo Dubai canonical_url: https://eventsindex.org/events/arab-health.html next_edition_dates: 2027-01-25 to 2027-01-28 next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: '2027-01-25' date_end: '2027-01-28' venue: Dubai Exhibition Centre (Expo City) and Dubai World Trade Centre city: Dubai country: United Arab Emirates organiser: Informa Markets organiser_url: https://www.worldhealthexpo.com/events/healthcare/dubai/ b2b: true vector: sector: - digital-health audience: - trade-public format: - exhibition purpose: - networking geography_scope: - MENA season: winter meta_description: 'Arab Health (WHX Dubai) 2027, 25-28 January: the world''s largest healthcare expo, with the WHX Tech digital health conference run with HIMSS.' editorial_take: Arab Health, rebranded WHX Dubai, is the largest healthcare exhibition in the world; for the digital health circuit its relevance is WHX Tech, the co-located conference run with HIMSS that gathers thousands of digital health and AI professionals in Dubai each January. generated_by: enrich-cowork (N1/N2/N3) last_verified: '2026-06-30' schema_version: v8.0 language: en --- # Arab Health > *The largest healthcare trade exhibition in the world, held in Dubai and rebranded WHX Dubai, whose relevance to the digital health circuit is WHX Tech: a dedicated digital health and AI conference co-delivered with HIMSS that gathers thousands of health-IT professionals each January.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 25–28 January 2027 | Dubai Exhibition Centre and DWTC | Informa Markets | ~90,000 attendees (organiser figure) | ## Definition Arab Health, rebranded for 2027 as WHX Dubai (World Health Expo), is the largest healthcare trade exhibition in the world, held annually in Dubai and organised by Informa Markets. Alongside an exhibition of more than 4,000 device, diagnostics and healthcare companies, it anchors World Healthcare Week and runs WHX Tech, a dedicated digital health conference co-delivered with HIMSS. WHX Tech is the reason the event features in the digital health circuit: it gathers thousands of digital health and AI professionals across stages covering AI in care delivery, health data and digital infrastructure. ## What Arab Health is and who it is for Arab Health is first a clinical-device and diagnostics marketplace at enormous scale, drawing hospital procurement, manufacturers and distributors from across the Middle East, Africa and beyond. For a digital health audience, the value sits in WHX Tech and the AI and transformation stages on the main programme, which connect chief information officers, health-IT vendors and digital health start-ups with the procurement power of the wider event. The combination of a regional clinical mega-fair with a HIMSS-backed digital health conference is what makes it a relevant fixture rather than a purely device-focused show. ## Who attends Arab Health - Hospital executives and procurement leaders - Medical device and diagnostics manufacturers and distributors - Digital health innovators and health-IT vendors - Chief information officers and digital transformation leaders - Investors and corporate development teams - Policymakers and regulators - Laboratory and clinical professionals ## What Arab Health covers programmatically The wider event spans the healthcare industry; the digital health and AI content concentrates in specific tracks: - AI in healthcare and algorithmic care delivery - Digital health transformation and health data - Precision medicine - Interoperability and digital infrastructure - Healthcare innovation and investment - Laboratory medicine and clinical excellence ## Programme tracks and special formats - **WHX Tech**: a dedicated digital health conference co-delivered with HIMSS, with international and startup pitch stages and investor and buyer programmes - **Future X Stage**: AI, digital health and healthcare transformation, formerly the Transformation Zone - **Frontiers Stage** and **Visionary Stage**: clinical excellence, leadership and policy - Six CME-accredited conferences across World Healthcare Week ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Why is a clinical-device fair in a digital health index? Because of WHX Tech. Arab Health is primarily a clinical and device exhibition, but it runs a substantial digital health and AI conference co-delivered with HIMSS, plus AI and transformation stages on the main programme. That digital health programme, at significant scale, is the reason it features here. ### What does the WHX rebrand mean? From 2027 Arab Health is presented as WHX Dubai, part of a World Health Expo brand and a venue and format expansion intended to position the event as a global rather than regional platform. The Arab Health name remains widely used and recognised. ### Who is Arab Health NOT designed for? - Teams seeking a focused, single-track digital health conference rather than a mega-exhibition - Vendors with no Middle East, Africa or emerging-markets interest - Attendees wanting a small, senior, curated format - Consumer wellness brands without a clinical or health-IT remit - Buyers uninterested in the clinical-device floor that dominates the event ## The venue: Dubai Exhibition Centre and Dubai World Trade Centre From 2027 Arab Health spans two venues: the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City Dubai, the new primary hall for healthcare and MedTech buyers, and the Dubai World Trade Centre, the long-standing home of the event, which now hosts the laboratory, pharma and biotech streams. ## The organiser: Informa Markets Informa Markets, a division of Informa PLC, organises Arab Health and its World Healthcare Week format, including WHX Tech, the digital health conference run with HIMSS, and the WHX Leaders summit. Informa operates a wide portfolio of healthcare and trade events globally. --- ## Editorial take *Arab Health, rebranded WHX Dubai, is the largest healthcare exhibition in the world; for the digital health circuit its relevance is WHX Tech, the co-located conference run with HIMSS that gathers thousands of digital health and AI professionals in Dubai each January.* ## How to register and what it costs Trade exhibition access is free to qualified professionals, registered through the official site. The WHX Tech digital health conference and the CME-accredited conferences carry separate delegate fees. Specific 2027 pricing was not yet published at time of verification. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### Where is Arab Health held? Across two venues from 2027: the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City Dubai and the Dubai World Trade Centre. ### Is the digital health conference included in exhibition access? No. Exhibition access is free to qualified professionals, but WHX Tech and the CME-accredited conferences carry separate delegate fees. ### Is it still called Arab Health? The event is being presented as WHX Dubai from 2027, part of the World Health Expo brand, though the Arab Health name remains widely recognised. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://www.worldhealthexpo.com/events/healthcare/dubai/ | | WHX Tech | https://www.worldhealthexpo.com/events/healthcare/tech/ | | Register | https://www.worldhealthexpo.com/events/healthcare/dubai/en/attend/register.html | --- **Last verified:** 2026-06-30 **Next review:** 2026-07-30 **Notes:** Event rebranded from Arab Health to WHX Dubai for 2027. Attendance and exhibitor figures are organiser-reported. 2027 pricing not yet published. AIMed (AI in Medicine) presence not confirmed for 2027. **Variables:** N/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable