2016 WMTCE
The Second World Medical Tourism Conference& Exhibition will be held at Shanghai international Convention Center from July 8th to 10th, Shanghai, China, which had gained support from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planing, Shanghai Municipal Economical and Information Technology Commission, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Shanghai Tourism Bureau and so on. The Conference& Exhibition is co-hosted by Hongqiao Medical Tourism Web, the largest e-commerce platform of medical tourism in China and Shanghai East Hospital.
Medical Tourism is developingat an unprecedented speed worldwide
Stanford Research Institute (SRI) announced that the industrial scaleof global medicare tourism is about 438.6 billion $ in 2013, accounting for14% of the global tourism industry, with annual growth rate of about 20%.Medical tourism has grown into the world's fastest growing emerging industries. In recent years, the center of medical tourism is shifting to Asia-Pacific, among which, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and other countries top the preferential destinations.
Challenges ahead of Chinese medical tourism
In china, take cancer as an example, annual new incidence of cancer is constantly increasing, due to aging population and all kinds of other factors. According to World Health Organization, July 4, 2015, China have an annual 3.07 million cases of cancer patients, which means that there is a person diagnosed every 10 seconds. According to the Harvard School of Public Health statistics, the expense of Chinese cancer treatment may come to $ 5.6 trillion from 2014 to 2030 due to an increase in cancer patients and the consequent loss of productivity.
Does wealth mean health? Definitely NO!
Robust economic growth in China contributes to the constant expansion of high net wealth groups. According to Hurun data, the number of persons with net wealth from 10 million to 100 million RMB is a million in 2015, and their average age is 38. Most of HNWIs are the elite of society, often experiencing greater job stress and intensity, lack of rest. They are highly possible to get cancer.
Chinese medical tourism is in the ascendant
With the cooling of domestic health care products rash, many people have gradually formed a scientific concept of health, and tend to accept overseas medical services with HNWIs accounting the most. It was reported by DBJ, there are over 310,000 Chinese tourists come to japan for for physical examination and it is expected to bring the expenses of 550.7 billion yen by 2020. (about 30.28 billion yuan) .
The Chinese government is aware of the huge potential and bright prospects for the development of the medical tourism market,and actively formulates the countermeasures. The State Department made it clear that we should vigorously support the development of the Internet as the carrier, online and offline emerging interactive consumption, accelerate the development of Internet+ medical, health and other emerging services, encourage the integration of online and offline resources under optimization services, improve operational efficiency. We will integrate international TCM trade into the overall strategy of national development to support TCM participation into “one road ,one belt initiative ", and actively develop TCM inbound health tourism.
WMTCE is the China's largest and influential annual international medical tourism event, which invites domestic hospitals, agencies and governmental organizations in medical tourism and related service industry solely. WMTCE is an effective platform for hospitals, agencies and governmental organizations expanding their services area. The organizer,- Hongqiao medical tourism web is dedicated to provide the latest global medical tourism information, as well as the cooperation between both sides, and other medical and travel services outsourcing procurement trading. WMTCE as the offline exhibition enjoys unparalleled advantages in inviting domestic and abroad exhibitors professional buyers.
It’s well known that Shanghai has a lot of exhibitions each year. But how to select the best one?
You need to consider the following
Firstly, government support
Shanghai Municipal Government wishes to build shanghai into Asian Medical Center. 2016WMTCE has gained support from Shanghai Municipal Commission of Health and Family Planing, Shanghai Municipal Economical and Information Technology Commission, Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Shanghai Tourism Bureau and so on.
Secondly, the organizer
Organizing units of 2016WMTCE：
Hongqiao Medical Tourism Web, the largest e-commerce platform of medical tourism in China , with world class medical institutions and travel agencies from 24 countries, over 600 foreign, over 400 domestically.
Shanghai East Hospital, third-level grade-A hospital, affiliated to Tongji University, received 2.74 million emergencies, of whom more than 50,000 foreign patients, 63,200 discharged patients, including patients from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Europe and other developed countries. Shanghai East Hospital has established a solid academic exchange and cooperation with the United States, France, Germany, Japan, etc. more than 10 countries’ medical school.
Thirdly, Keynote speakers
Professor of Medicine at Cornell University and the nation's chief medical David Jin, president of Hongqiao Medical Tourism Web, Dean of Shanghai East Hospital,Dean of Shanghai International Medical Center, director of the Institute of Integrative Medicine, Fudan University, chief scientist of national "973 project” of the Ministry of Science, the United States Beverly Hills cancer Center CEO, India's Apollo hospitals Group CEO, Prof from Israel Tel Avic Sourasky cancer center, Prof from Miami pain Center, vice president of Shanghai American Chamber of Commerce are to be invited to give a keynote speech.
Fourthly, exhibitors
World renown medical technology will be presented here, such as Japan, the anti-cancer examination, the American Cancer treatment / reproductive, Korean therapeutic spinal, Israel test-tube baby, IVF Spain, Shanghai's top cosmetic surgery, domestic customized medical services. The number of standard exhibition booths is 90, as of April 26, 70% booths have been booked.
Fifthly, promotion
1) 3 million RMB will be the budget for the promotion in shanghai and the while country. The online media include Sina, sohu, baidu, netease, and tencent, and newspapers , like yicai news, DF daily, life weekly, JF daily and the like. The offline media include main subway line, outdoor ads at downtown of 200 square meters, focus media, and Aviation Magazine.
2) Media briefing will be held in May. large-scale press conference will be held in June.
3) As of April 26, the number of visitor signing up for the exhibition has reached more than 3,200.
Sixth, how about the last exhibition?
The First World Medical Tourism Conference is thefocus ofthe 12thShanghai World Expo on the world's tourism sector. During the summit,Exhibitors from over 50 countries and regions in the United States, Spain, Israel, Japan, India, Malaysia in hospitals, Internet field, finance, insurance, travel destinations and hotels and other industries, more than 50 thousand people take part in this grad event. Chairman of Nobel Foundation, Professor Lang Xianping and Hongqiao medical tourism web CEO and other experts give speech at the conference.
Seventh, the content
2016 WMTCE takes compatibility and standardization, integration and sharing as theme. The following topics will be touched.
1) Advanced technology in medicare
2) The development of TCM medical tourism
3) Law and insurance policy about international medical tourism
4) Medical services promotion of destinations
5) Medical and health investment and financing; pension real estate
6) Medical services and internet+
Eighth, other highlights
1) charity diagnosis
2) 50,000 RMB participants prizes
Let’s gather at Shanghai International Convention Center for health and development and share the medical tourism industry in July 2016 .