MoH Union Minister attends 5th China-ASEAN Health Forum

THE opening ceremony of the fifth China-ASEAN Health Fo­rum was held on 16 September at Wuxiang Resort in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the People’s Republic of China. A delegation led by Un­ion Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win attended the event.

At the opening, speeches were delivered by Union Minister for Health Dr Thet Khaing Win, the Vice Governor of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, senior officials from the National Health Commission of the Peo­ple’s Republic of China, health ministers and deputy ministers from ASEAN countries, the ASE­AN Secretary-General, the Sec­retary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and officials from the World Health Organization.

In his remarks, the Union minister highlighted that this year’s theme, “Health for Com­mon Development in the Age of Digital Intelligence”, under­scores the importance of advanc­ing technologies in enhancing social well-being and healthcare services across China and ASE­AN countries. He emphasised that the use of artificial intelli­gence (AI) would facilitate great­er sharing of health information, joint medical care, and improved access to quality healthcare for people in remote areas. He also encouraged collaboration in AI-based patient registration, dis­ease diagnosis, treatment, and medical record management, while stressing the need for mu­tual exchange of technology and expertise.

Later, health ministers, deputy ministers, and special guests pressed a digital button to inaugurate the China-ASEAN Healthcare Cooperation Centre at Guangxi University Hospital in Nanning and visited the Chi­na-ASEAN Special Medical Cen­tre at the hospital.

The Health Industry De­velopment Sub-Forum then continued, where Deputy Di­rector-General Dr Nanda Win discussed under the topic “In­telligently Steering the Health Industry: Building a New Health Silk Road,” and Deputy Direc­tor-General Dr Htet Lin spoke on “Health Care Services in Myanmar”.

On 15 September, the Un­ion minister and his delegation visited Sun Yat-sen Hospital in Nanning, where hospital officials explained the functions of the emergency department, surgical unit, laboratory, radiology de­partment, and modern equip­ment. They also presented ad­vanced diagnostic technologies using artificial intelligence (AI), as well as the hospital’s history and current healthcare services.

In the evening, the delega­tion attended a state dinner host­ed by the National Health Com­mission of the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autono­mous Region. — MNA/KZL