KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) achieved RM39.63mil sales at the incoming buying mission (IBM) held in conjunction with the APHM International Healthcare Conference and Exhibition 2015 here on June 15-16.
The buying mission was co-organised by Matrade, the Health Ministry and the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia (APHM), the Government's external trade promotion arm said in a statement.
"A total of 268 business meetings were held between 19 international buyers and Malaysian exporters of medical devices and pharmaceuticals," it added.
Matrade also noted that the buyers were mostly from South Korea, Turkey, China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Major products sourced by the foreign buyers included hospital furniture, respiratory products, chemotherapy products, surgical instruments and catheters.
Matrade is also expected to lead local companies at the Medical Fair Thailand on Sept 10-12, the CPhI Worldwide 2015 in Paris on Oct 13-15 and the MEDICA Dusseldorf in Germany on Nov 16-19 this year. - Bernama
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