SIMEM is the largest exhibition dedicated to hospital urnitures and medical equipment in Algeria. A trade fair which meets the growing demand of health, firmly engaged in a vast modernization of all its structures.

Founded by ASTEIN in Oran in 1998, with the encouragement and support of the ANDRS, under the name "SIEMM", the event moved to Algiers in  1999 allowing a much larger number of professionals to visit.
It’s named SIMEM since 2002, and organized by the communication company EXPO'D  worthy successor of  "trade show" activities of ASTEIN, followed by  Comevent and now by  Krizalid’or Communication.

It was housed from 1999 to 2003 by the Palais de La Culture and from 2004 to 2008 the “Palais des Expositions des Pins Maritimes (SAFEX)”. 

It returned to the “Palais de la Culture”for three editions 2009, 2010, 2011. Since its 15th edition 2012, SIMEM cameback to its birthplace city, which now has the best exhibition site that can be offered to a professional event of the importance of SIMEM: The prestigious Convention Center with 12 000 sqm of exhibition space.
Alongside with the exhibition with each edition, are planned professional meetings, conferences,  promotional presentations, and activities from aid associations to patients.

The Algerian Medical Exhibition was strongly supported and assisted by many organizations, including the Algerian Ministry of Health, the National Development and Reform Commission and the Export Association.The purpose of the Algerian government to hold this medical exhibition is to promote local medical manufacturers, manufacturers and traders to better connect with the international market, learn more advanced production experience and technology from abroad, introduce international technology and equipment, and activate the domestic medical equipment, medical equipment and medicine market.Every year, a large number of manufacturers and traders from China, Germany, Japan and other countries come to look for cooperation opportunities.

Medical equipment, medical equipment, laboratory equipment, medical electronic equipment, medical diagnostic equipment, ophthalmology and protection products, surgical instruments, first aid & oral & emergency equipment, hospital medical equipment, dental service equipment and disposable medical products, hospital and family use disposable medical products, dental hospital, a data processing system for medical use, dental orthopaedics and rehabilitation equipment
Drugs: foreign prescription drugs, herbal preparations, mineral supplements and vitamin and other nutritional health care drugs, dietary and therapeutic nutrition products, homeopathic preparations, dermatological preparations, maternal and infant medical care products and infant food, personal hygiene products, incontinence products, medical consumer goods, cosmetics, etc