Taiwan Medical Travel - Taiwan Healthcare Technology Seminar

Taiwan Expo is in Penang for the first time this year and has lined up an impressive showcase of the latest Taiwanese healthcare products and services at the Taiwan Healthcare Pavilion. Penang is an important medical equipment hub of Malaysia and Taiwan Expois highlighting healthcare as one of the main themes for this year's expo in the hope of building closer collaboration with Malaysian counterparts in this field.

The Taiwan Healthcare Technology Seminar is one of the feature events of the Healthcare Pavilion and will bring together 8 renowned medical technology and product companies from Taiwan in a business exchange with members of the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries (AMMI), Association of Private Hospital of Malaysia (APHM) as well as other industry players.

The seminar hosted by TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) features the following 8 medical product and service providers:

Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital showcasing its state-of-the-art Proton Therapy cancer treatment technology
Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital will present its Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Advance Cell Therapy
Taipei Beitou Health Management Hospital is introducing its 5-star healthcare accommodation and holistic healthcare management
Come Health Anti-Aging Clinic will be sharing its expertise in the science of Age Reversal Technology
Éonus International Health Care/Éonus Dento Facial Care will present its insight on advanced oral medical care
Kang Yi International Integrated Marketing Co. Ltd will showcase its Precision Medicine based on genetic technology to create tailored healthcare treatment for maximum efficacy
Apixu Industrial Corporation will unveil its innovative patient gowns that are easy to manage and protects patient skin which reduce workload of caregivers
Digisine Energytech Co. Ltd will feature its advanced anti-bacterial machines and digital hearing aid

According to organizer TAITRA, the chosen theme - Taiwan Healthcare Pavilion: Bringing You a Total Solution in Healthcare - reflects the increasing need for high quality human centric medical care in modern societies and Taiwan's desire to share its know-how with Southeast Asia.

Taiwan advanced medical care, high-tech precision instrument and high-quality medical products rival the best in the world at a huge price advantage. Treatment in Taiwan are typically 1/5 similar treatment to Europe and the United States and the ability to deliver quality services at affordable cost has not only attracted large number of patients from Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Macao, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia but also those from the US and Canada who fly to Taiwan specifically for medical treatment.

According to the statistics from the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Taiwan, more than 400,000 foreigners visited Taiwan in 2018 for medical services, of which more than 1/3 are from Southeast Asia and Malaysia accounted for 20,000 for the total number.

Taiwan and Malaysia have been forming closer working ties in recent years in many industry sectors including the medical field. Examples include Chang Gung Memorial Hospital which has strengthened its bilateral cooperation with its peers from Penang and Kuala Lumpur through medical services, personnel training and industrial cooperation. While Tzu Chi Hospital and Beitou Health Management Hospital have organized international forums and medical conferences in Kuala Lumpur to actively share information with the Malaysian medical fraternity and contribute towards healthier living.

Now, let's check out the exhibition shall we?

As mentioned during the press conference, Taiwan Expo 2019 has 6 main exhibition categories, namely Industry 4.0, green technology, medical care, halal products, fashion as well as culture and tourism.