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Formerly Africa Health

Built on 15 years of trust. Designed for Africa’s healthcare future

Name: World Health Expo - Cape Town
Start: 2025-09-01T08:00:30
End: 2025-09-03T16:00:39
Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre

2-4 September, 2025

WHX Cape Town

Vital stats

8,000+

Attendees
600+

Exhibitors
60+

Exhibiting countries
20+

Conferences

WHX Cape Town

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WHX Cape Town

Africa's Health reimagined

This is where a trusted legacy meets the future of healthcare. For over 15 years, Africa Health has connected Africa’s healthcare ecosystem. Now reimagined as WHX Cape Town, the event continues that legacy with bold new ambition. Held in the heart of the Western Cape, WHX Cape Town brings together local talent and global pioneers to explore breakthrough innovations, build transformative partnerships, and shape the future of care from a region rich in ideas and opportunity.

Africa’s flagship platform for healthcare transformation

Explore innovation emerging from Western Cape's healthcare ecosystem

Gain insights at the crossroads of heritage, talent and global vision

Build purpose-driven connections across borders

Who's exhibiting?

Africa's pioneers

Africa's leading healthcare solution providers will showcase their innovations at WHX Cape Town.

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Explore healthcare innovation from Africa & beyond

Global solutions. Local impact

Dedicated product sectors

Healthcare innovation on the show floor

Exhibitors will be showcasing their products and services across 9 diverse healthcare sectors.

Medical devices & equipment

Disposables & consumer goods

Orthopaedics & physiotherapy

Imaging & diagnostics

Healthcare & general services

IT & solutions

Healthcare infrastructure

Wellness & prevention

Laboratory

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A new experience

Africa Health is now WHX Cape Town

Africa Health evolves into WHX Cape Town, a part of the World Health Expo portfolio. With 600+ exhibitors and a legacy of leadership, the event brings together global expertise and African insight to power new healthcare breakthroughs and unlock growth across borders.

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Conferences at glance

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Healthcare Indaba - Global Health

2 September 2025

Infection Control & Prevention

2 September 2025

Nursing Leadership & Management

2 September 2025

Emergency Medicine

2 September 2025

Imaging & Diagnostics

2 September 2025

Laboratory Management Forum

Quality Management & Patient Safety

3 September 2025

Oncology

3 September 2025

Laboratory Medicine Day 1

3 September 2025

Lab medicine day 2

4 September 2025

Featured speakers

Ready to build your knowledge? World Health Expo Cape Town features renowned healthcare experts and pioneers on stage.

Godfrey Chatora

Consultant Radiologist, Clinical Lead: Fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology (UK), Harare, Zimbabwe

Shaundré Jacobs

Senior Lecturer in Sport Science, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Paul Chilwesa

Head: Policy, Population Health & HSS-Africa, Roche Pharma, Basel, Switzerland

Dale Creamer

Head of Interventional Radiology, Groote Schuur Hospital; Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town; Director, Cape Town Interventional Radiology – Cape Town, South Africa

Shruti Singh

Integrative Health Strategist, PhD Biochemist & MBA , Innovator in Tech-Driven Preventive Healthcare, Cape Town, South Africa

Yoswa Dambisya (MB ChB. PhD)

Immediate Past Director General, East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) – Arusha, Tanzania.

“We've been a part of WHX Cape Town from the beginning. I must say it’s great to be back and be able to display our new technology on the floor. For our clients, it is important to be able to experience our technology firsthand. Our mission has always been to improve healthcare."

Peggy Schile
Marketing Manager, Drager

“It’s wonderful to see WHX in Cape Town, and to see all these different businesses and people networking coming together and making a difference in the industry.”

Juandre Kruger
Former Springbok rugby player, Eye Laser Clinic & The Gift of Sight

“This was a great success for us, as our aim is to break into the African market. I feel that through the ample contacts we obtained from around Africa there are many opportunities for us.”

Guy Latham
Marketing and Sales, Medasil Surgery UK

World Health Expo Cape Town event brochure

WHX Cape Town 2025

Expand your market reach

Connect with thousands of healthcare and lab professionals across Africa. Showcase your latest innovations to decision-makers ready to invest and fast-track your growth. Discover how to maximise ROI and outpace your competition.

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Industry reports

What's trending in healthcare?

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2025

Exploring the dealer & distributor landscape in SADC

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2024

The Africa Health workforce investment charter: Promoting sustainable investments

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2024

Healthcare in Cape Town: Growth Prospects for Dealers and Distributors

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2024

AI in Medicine and Digital Health Market in SADC

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Native South African Trees and flowers in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

Sustainability

Let's keep Cape Town green

We're always striving to become a more sustainable event. Find out what we're doing to be more environmentally and socially responsible in Cape Town.

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Flashback to last year

Speakers on stage at World Health Expo Cape Town.

An incubator on display at World Health Expo Cape Town.

Delegates looking at a product at World Health Expo Cape Town.

Ribbon cutting ceremony at World Health Expo Cape Town.

Delegates at the TOSOH stand at World Health Expo Cape Town.

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Cape Town International Convention Centre

Opening times

Tuesday, 2 Sep: 9am - 5pm

Wednesday, 3 Sep: 9am - 5pm

Thursday, 4 Sep: 9am - 4pm

WhatsApp (Message only): +20 1029346455
[email protected]
Phone: +20 223226904
Support hours: 9am-5pm Egypt time, Sunday to Thursday.

About us

World Health Expo is the world's leading healthcare platform for deeper learning, building relationships and doing business across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our commitment to data privacy

WHX is committed to safeguarding your privacy and will never sell or provide any personal data (including email, phone, address) to any third parties. Any third party claiming to sell or have access to attendee information should be treated as fraudulent and reported immediately.

About us

World Health Expo is the world's leading healthcare platform for deeper learning, building relationships and doing business across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our commitment to data privacy

Built on 15 years of trust. Designed for Africa’s healthcare future

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Explore healthcare innovation from Africa & beyond

Africa Health is now WHX Cape Town

Africa Health evolves into WHX Cape Town, a part of the World Health Expo portfolio. With 600+ exhibitors and a legacy of leadership, the event brings together global expertise and African insight to power new healthcare breakthroughs and unlock growth across borders.