North Africa Health 2020 is postponed.

New dates to be announced soon.

Due to recent and increasing travel restriction caused by COVID-19 impacting our exhibitors, visitors, and partners, Informa Markets has decided to postpone North Africa Health Exhibition and Congress 2020 until the second half of the year. 

The event was planned to take place at Egypt International Exhibition Centre in Cairo from 7-9 April 2020. Informa Markets, the event organiser, is now looking for the best possible date in the second half of the year and this will be announced as soon as possible. 

We are staying up-to-date and closely following all safety advice and precautions as recommended by the Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt and the World Health Organisation (WHO). 

For all visitors and delegates of the event, please stay assured that your registration and participation is unchanged and valid for the new dates. The information on our website will be updated and further information on the event will be announced in due course. 

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We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this will cause for you. We trust that you understand that we made this decision in the best interests of all our customers and partners.  

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WHO standard recommedation for public health safety against COVID-19

We encourage everyone to follow WHO guidelines with respect to general hygiene:

The World Health Organisation’s standard recommendations for the general public to reduce exposure to and transmission of a range of illnesses are as follows, which include hand and respiratory hygiene, and safe food practices.

Wash your hands frequently

Wash your hands frequently with soap and water or use an alcohol-based hand rub if your hands are not visibly dirty.

Why? Washing your hands with soap and water or using alcohol-based hand rub eliminates the virus if it is on your hands.

Practice respiratory hygiene

When coughing and sneezing, cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue – discard tissue immediately into a closed bin and clean your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

Why? Covering your mouth and nose when coughing and sneezing prevent the spread of germs and viruses. If you sneeze or cough into your hands, you may contaminate objects or people that you touch.

Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth

Why? Hands touch many surfaces which can be contaminated with the virus. If you touch your eyes, nose or mouth with your contaminated hands, you can transfer the virus from the surface to yourself. 

If you have fever, cough and/or difficulty breathing, seek medical care early

Tell your health care provider if you have travelled in an area in China where COVID-19 has been reported, or if you have been in close contact with someone with who has travelled from China and has respiratory symptoms.

Why? Whenever you have fever, cough and difficulty breathing it’s important to seek medical attention promptly as this may be due to a respiratory infection or other serious condition. Respiratory symptoms with fever can have a range of causes, and depending on your personal travel history and circumstances, COVID19 could be one of them.

If you have mild respiratory symptoms and no travel history to or within China

If you have mild respiratory symptoms and no travel history to or within China, carefully practice basic respiratory and hand hygiene and stay home until you are recovered, if possible.

As a general precaution, practice general hygiene measures when visiting live animal markets, wet markets or animal product markets

Ensure regular hand washing with soap and potable water after touching animals and animal products; avoid touching eyes, nose or mouth with hands; and avoid contact with sick animals or spoiled animal products. Strictly avoid any contact with other animals in the market (e.g., stray cats and dogs, rodents, birds, bats). Avoid contact with potentially contaminated animal waste or fluids on the soil or structures of shops and market facilities.

Avoid consumption of raw or undercooked animal products

Handle raw meat, milk or animal organs with care, to avoid cross-contamination with uncooked foods, as per good food safety practices.

Should the situation change, we will update the advice accordingly.

Our sympathies at this time are with those affected in China, and all around the world.