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Formerly Medlab Africa

Africa's landmark medical lab event

Name: World Health Expo Labs - Cape Town
Start: 2025-09-01T08:00:32
End: 2025-09-03T16:00:00
Location: Cape Town International Convention Centre

2-4 September, 2025

WHX Labs Cape Town

Vital stats

8,000+

Attendees
600+

Exhibitors
60+

Exhibiting countries
20+

Conferences

WHX Cape Town

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Who's exhibiting?

Africa's pioneers

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

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WHX Labs Cape Town

Advancing Africa's medical labs

WHX Labs Cape Town is the core medical laboratory event in the region, connecting and empowering the laboratory community to shape the future of healthcare in Southern Africa.

Discover the latest lab innovations and trends

Build strong relationships with industry leaders

Secure new deals on the show floor

Develop your industry knowledge

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.

The congress

Conferences at a 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

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

Yoswa Dambisya (MB ChB. PhD)

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

Delegate trying a VR headset at World Health Expo Labs Cape Town.

We're celebrating

Flourish with us

Now in our 14th year, WHX Labs Cape Town welcomes you to grow your business alongside us. Bigger and better than ever, WHX Labs Cape Town is the place to showcase your business solutions and get ahead in the medical laboratory industry.

Free visitor registration

“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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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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WHX Labs Cape Town

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

WHX 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

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

Our commitment to data privacy

Africa's landmark medical lab event

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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.