Abu Dhabi has sealed the hosting of another major medical congress with news that the 2015 Asian Pacific Congress of Cardiology, the biennial scientific meeting representing the collegiate membership of 18 societies throughout the Asia Pacific region, will be held in the UAE capital bringing 3,000 medical specialists to the city. It will be the first time the congress has been staged in a Middle Eastern city.
This is the second major international medical congress to be hosted by Abu Dhabi. In February next year, the UAE capital will host the World Ophthalmology Congress – the oldest running medical congress when between 8,000 and 12,000 delegates are expected in the city.