China to hold expo for disabled, elderly people care

Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-14 21:00:08|Editor: Mengjie
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BEIJING, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Care and Rehabilitation Expo China 2017 will feature healthcare and rehabilitation products using artificial intelligence, 3D printing, animal bionics and virtual reality next month in Beijing.

The China Disabled Persons' Federation announced on Monday that the expo, to be held from Sept. 13 to 15, will be attended by 300 companies and organizations from 22 countries and regions worldwide.

According to Hu Xiangyang, director of the federation's rehabilitation department, businesses from the countries and regions along the Belt and Road will discuss cooperation arrangements.

China has more than 85 million disabled people, and 40 million elderly people who need nursing care and assistive apparatus.

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