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23 upcoming · checked 12 Oct 2026
Hospital management & medical tourism conferences 2026–2028
Healthcare trade fairs, hospital-management, health-IT and medical-tourism events worldwide, plus the Gulf and Indian industry meetings.
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Upcoming hospital management, health-tech and medical tourism conferences.
For hospital owners, administrators, international-patient teams and health-tech leaders. Earliest first; every row links to the page its dates came from.
| Dates | Conference | Where | Abstract deadline | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–22 Oct 2026 | World Hospital Congress 2026IHF World Hospital Congress | Seoul, South Korea | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 26–29 Oct 2026 | Global Health Exhibition Riyadh 2026Global Health Exhibition | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 27–28 Oct 2026 | FICCI HEAL 2026FICCI HEAL | New Delhi, India | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 10–13 Nov 2026 | GWS 2026Global Wellness Summit | Phuket, Thailand | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 15–18 Nov 2026 | HLTH USA 2026HLTH USA | Las Vegas, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 16–19 Nov 2026 | MEDICA Düsseldorf 2026MEDICA | Düsseldorf, Germany | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 25–28 Jan 2027 | WHX Dubai 2027World Health Expo Dubai (WHX Dubai, formerly Arab Health) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 13–15 Mar 2027 | Medical Fair India 2027Medical Fair India | New Delhi, India | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 14–17 Mar 2027 | ViVE 2027ViVE | Nashville, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 22–24 Mar 2027Provisional | ACHE Congress 2027ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership | Nashville, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 31 Mar – 2 Apr 2027Provisional | WHX regional editions 2027World Health Expo regional editions (Jakarta, Lagos, Miami, Nairobi, Johannesburg) | Jakarta, Indonesia | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 5–8 Apr 2027 | HIMSS 2027HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition | Chicago, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 1–3 Jun 2027Provisional | WHX regional editions 2027World Health Expo regional editions (Jakarta, Lagos, Miami, Nairobi, Johannesburg) | Lagos, Nigeria | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 16–18 Jun 2027Provisional | WHX regional editions 2027World Health Expo regional editions (Jakarta, Lagos, Miami, Nairobi, Johannesburg) | Miami Beach, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 21–24 Jun 2027 | HLTH Europe 2027HLTH Europe | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 20–22 Aug 2027 | Medical Fair India 2027Medical Fair India | Mumbai, India | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 15–17 Sep 2027Provisional | WHX regional editions 2027World Health Expo regional editions (Jakarta, Lagos, Miami, Nairobi, Johannesburg) | Nairobi, Kenya | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 20–22 Sep 2027 | Oman Health Exhibition 2027Oman Health Exhibition | Muscat, Oman | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 6–8 Oct 2027Provisional | WHX regional editions 2027World Health Expo regional editions (Jakarta, Lagos, Miami, Nairobi, Johannesburg) | Johannesburg, South Africa | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 17–20 Oct 2027 | HLTH USA 2027HLTH USA | Las Vegas, United States | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 7–10 Nov 2027 | World Hospital Congress 2027IHF World Hospital Congress | Rome, Italy | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 20–23 Mar 2028Provisional | WHX Dubai 2028World Health Expo Dubai (WHX Dubai, formerly Arab Health) | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
| 19–22 Jun 2028Provisional | HLTH Europe 2028HLTH Europe | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Not published | Organiser ↗ |
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Major congresses
The hospital management, health-tech and medical tourism meetings people search for.
Gulf & Middle East
World Health Expo Dubai (WHX Dubai, formerly Arab Health)
25–28 Jan 2027 · Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dates & detailsGulf & Middle East
Global Health Exhibition
26–29 Oct 2026 · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dates & detailsEurope
MEDICA
16–19 Nov 2026 · Düsseldorf, Germany
Dates & detailsAmericas
HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition
5–8 Apr 2027 · Chicago, United States
Dates & detailsAmericas
HLTH USA
15–18 Nov 2026 · Las Vegas, United States
Dates & detailsIndia
FICCI HEAL
27–28 Oct 2026 · New Delhi, India
Dates & detailsInternational
Global Wellness Summit
10–13 Nov 2026 · Phuket, Thailand
Dates & detailsAmericas
Global Medical Tourism & Insurance Summit (Medical Tourism Association)
Next dates not yet announced
Dates & detailsIndia
Advantage Healthcare India (AHCI)
Next dates not yet announced
Dates & details
Watching
Next dates not yet announced.
These series haven't published their next edition. The last one is shown for reference.
Medical Fair Asia — last held 9–11 Sep 2026, Singapore, SingaporeMTA Medical Tourism Summit — last held 13–14 May 2026, Palm Beach, United StatesMedical Korea — last held 19–22 Mar 2026, Location not yet announcedAdvantage Healthcare India — last held 23–25 Feb 2026, Greater Noida, India
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Hospital & medical tourism Conference Calendar 2026–2027
Every announced hospital management, health-tech and medical tourism congress, with dates, host cities and deadlines.
- Announced hospital management, health-tech and medical tourism congresses, earliest first
- Abstract and early-bird deadlines, where published
- International, Gulf and Indian meetings in one list
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For practices
Using a conference in your marketing.
Speaking, presenting a poster or simply attending gives you something worth telling patients and referrers about, if you do it carefully.
During: collect material, not selfies
Note the questions colleagues asked and the evidence that changed. That's the raw material for patient-education content, which ranks and gets cited by AI search far longer than event photos.
After: turn the topic into a patient explainer
One plain-language article or video on what's new in the condition you treat, with your credentials stated factually. Link it from your Google Business Profile and your doctor page.
Check your market's rules first
Doctor-promotion rules differ by country. In India, check posts against the NMC's 2026 advertising guidelines; in the Gulf, the UK, the US and elsewhere the local regulator's rules apply. Factual, educational content is the safe default everywhere.
Questions
Hospital management & medical tourism conferences: quick answers.
When and where is WHX Dubai 2027?
World Health Expo Dubai (WHX Dubai, formerly Arab Health) 2027 runs 25–28 Jan 2027 in Dubai Exhibition Centre (Expo City) & Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is Global Health Exhibition Riyadh 2026?
Global Health Exhibition 2026 runs 26–29 Oct 2026 in Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center (Malham), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is MEDICA Düsseldorf 2026?
MEDICA 2026 runs 16–19 Nov 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is HIMSS 2027?
HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition 2027 runs 5–8 Apr 2027 in McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, United States. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is HLTH USA 2026?
HLTH USA 2026 runs 15–18 Nov 2026 in The Venetian Expo Center, Las Vegas, United States. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is FICCI HEAL 2026?
FICCI HEAL 2026 runs 27–28 Oct 2026 in FICCI Federation House, New Delhi, India. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
When and where is GWS 2026?
Global Wellness Summit 2026 runs 10–13 Nov 2026 in Angsana Laguna Phuket, Phuket, Thailand. Source: the organiser's website, checked 12 Oct 2026.
Which hospital management, health-tech and medical tourism conferences are held in India?
FICCI HEAL; Medical Fair India; Advantage Healthcare India (AHCI). Dates and cities for each are in the calendar above.
Which hospital management, health-tech and medical tourism conferences are held in the Gulf?
World Health Expo Dubai (WHX Dubai, formerly Arab Health); Global Health Exhibition; Oman Health Exhibition. Dates and cities for each are in the calendar above.
Are these dates final?
Rows marked provisional are dates the organiser has announced but not confirmed. Everything else is confirmed on the organiser's site. Dates can still change, so check the official site before booking travel.
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