Togo: Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre to Host Health and Telemedicine Expo in July

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Friday, 16 May 2025 18:18

Togo: Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre to Host Health and Telemedicine Expo in July

(Togo First) - The Togolese Exhibition and Trade Fair Centre (CETEF) will host the first Health and Wellbeing Exhibition from July 2 to 8 in Lomé. The event will focus on the theme “Prevention and well-being: investing in a healthier future.” The CETEF aims to connect citizens with the latest medical innovations and promote fair access to healthcare.

Alexandre de Souza, the CETEF’s Managing Director, said, “Through this initiative, the CETEF is reaffirming its vocation to be much more than an exhibition space, a place where solutions are born. A heart that beats to the rhythm of great causes. A lever at the service of the common good.”

The week-long event will feature conferences, exhibitions, free medical consultations, and telemedicine training. It will target both healthcare professionals and the public.

Togo-Israel Trade Talks Set to Run Alongside the Exhibition

Alongside the exhibition, the CETEF will organize a “Togo-Israel Trade Talks” forum on digital health. This forum will highlight cooperation between Togo and Israel, a country known for medical innovation and technology. De Souza explained, “By associating ourselves with this expertise, we are betting on the transfer of skills, technological cooperation, and international solidarity. Through this forum, we are no longer talking about accessibility, but about equality. We are no longer talking about distance, but rather connection.”

Registrations opened recently and will close on June 30, 2025.

This article was initially published in French by Ayi Renaud Dossavi

Edited in English by Ange Jason Quenum

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