Taitra provides platform to share latest Medical Technology

Taitra holds virtual event focused on two medical service and smart medical themes

Taiwan’s Ministry of Health & Welfare and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) held the “Taiwan and Malaysia, Joining Hands in Bringing Greater Health to Life” online panel discussion last Thursday to encourage networking between Taiwan and Malaysia’s medical community.

The Covid-19 pandemic has yet to subside, but the border control restrictions do not stop the medical industry from having international exchange among various countries. The stream attracted more than 100 Malaysian medical professionals and related practitioners.

The virtual event focused on two main themes: medical service and smart medical.

Attending the event was Malaysian Medical Devices Association president Yong Tuan Heng. In his speech, Yong noted that Malaysia, like the rest of the world, has suffered a huge economic impact due to the pandemic. He applauded Taitra for its efforts in connecting Malaysian and Taiwanese industry players virtually, providing them with a platform to share the latest medical technology and smart healthcare with each other. He hoped that this mutual collaboration would lead to a brighter future for all.

Taitra deputy director Babs Chang mentioned that the global healthcare market is estimated to hit US$1.4 trillion by 2023. She reiterated that the pandemic has placed greater emphasis and urgency on healthcare, and businesses should be a step ahead to grab the opportunity in the medical industry.

Chang said Taitra has been promoting Taiwan’s international trade and health industry for a long time, and have continued to do so through various online activities and platforms to connect Taiwan to the world.

This event aims to promote joint opportunities between medical practitioners of both places to provide better disease treatment and healthcare solutions, especially now amidst the pandemic. This is the best opportunity for Taiwan and Malaysia to join hands to develop business opportunities in the healthcare industry, said Chang.

During the event, six prominent hospitals and three advanced smart healthcare companies came together to share the latest disease treatment technology and smart medical technology.

The international medical service online panel session was led by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital vice superintendent Dr Jacob Feng. He mentioned that Chang Gung, being one of the world’s largest medical systems and with two proton therapy centres in Southeast Asia, welcomes exchanges with Malaysia in various aspects of medical and health science.

The smart medical panel discussion was hosted by Dr Nina Kao, CEO of Overseas Medical Mission Center from Changhua Christian Hospital. She highlighted that the hospital not only has a high success rate of up to 50% in reproductive medicine, but also being Taiwan’s first hospital to utilise IT smart operation systems to turn themselves into a smart hospital. One of Changhua’s partner is Imedtac. Its manager Beren Hsieh shared about how they have started using IT to build smart hospitals in Taiwan and they currently also have cooperation in Vietnam and other countries.