"Towards a Barrier-Free World"... 'Medical Korea 2024' Opens Tomorrow

'Medical Korea 2024' Opens
April 14-15 at COEX, Seoul

'Medical Korea 2024,' the largest global healthcare and medical tourism conference in Korea, will be held.

'Medical Korea 2024' image [Photo by Korea Health Industry Development Institute]

Hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and organized by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, Medical Korea 2024 will take place over two days from the 14th to the 15th at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Marking its 14th edition this year, the conference is themed "Healthcare for All: A New Exploration Toward a Barrier-Free World," bringing together medical innovation experts from around the world to explore the present and future of the healthcare industry.

Medical Korea 2024 will begin with an opening ceremony on the 14th, followed by an academic conference, business meetings, and G2G talks. During the opening ceremony, government awards will be presented to individuals or organizations that have made significant contributions to the advancement of overseas medical expansion and foreign patient attraction.

The keynote speaker at the opening ceremony will be Professor Jin-Hyung Lee from the Department of Neurology and Bioengineering at Stanford University. As the first Korean female tenured professor at Stanford and a world-renowned neuroscientist, she will present prospects on the scalability of digital healthcare technologies. Following her, Glenn Verboso, Senior Vice President of Intuitive Asia Pacific, will introduce leading robotic surgery cases by Korean medical professionals as the second speaker.

The academic conference, consisting of five forums and four seminars, will feature global experts such as Edward Max, CEO of Max Advisory, Young-Tae Kim, Director of Seoul National University Hospital, and Seung-Kyu Lee, Distinguished Professor at Asan Medical Center. The forums will cover topics like "The Present and Future of Digital Therapeutic Devices" and "Challenges in Overcoming Severe Diseases," highlighting paradigm shifts in the global medical market. Notably, during the seminar sessions, a memorandum of understanding (MOU) will be signed between the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and the Saudi Arabian Cultural Center in Korea to implement medical personnel training as part of the Middle East medical personnel training promotion meeting.

The business meetings will create direct connections between domestic medical institutions seeking overseas patient attraction networks and overseas purchasing companies. Buyers from 70 companies invited from 25 countries and 163 domestic sellers are expected to participate. Last year, 23 agreements and plans were signed at the event, and this year, various agreements are also anticipated.

A Medical Korea promotional pavilion linked with the "International Medical Device & Hospital Equipment Exhibition (KIMES)" held on the same day has also been set up. A hands-on experience zone for digital healthcare will be operated on the 3rd floor of COEX with four booths.

Taking this event as an opportunity, high-level bilateral talks will be held with health ministers and vice ministers from key partner countries visiting Korea. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it will meet with the Vice Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and the Minister of Health of Mongolia to discuss current issues and health cooperation in the healthcare sector. Additionally, an MOU on comprehensive health cooperation between Korea and Paraguay will be signed with the Minister of Public Health and Social Welfare of Paraguay.

Since its inception in 2010, Medical Korea has established itself as a "knowledge-sharing platform" for the latest trends in global healthcare through lectures and discussions by experts worldwide. It is also recognized for contributing to the establishment of an international medical cooperation network between governments to promote private investment attraction, patient recruitment, medical personnel training, and overseas expansion of medical institutions.

Hyejin Kim, Director of Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, stated, "Based on the global competitiveness of Korean healthcare, we will spare no support to attract foreign patients and activate K-medical overseas expansion. To achieve the goal of attracting 700,000 foreign patients by 2027, we will enhance the quality of medical services to strengthen competitiveness."

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