Second Sino-Asia Pacific Medical Forum to kick off in Manila

The second Sino-Asia Pacific Medical Forum will take place in Manila from November 21 until November 23, and in Macau on November 25, 2016.

This scientific symposium will host over 400 medical experts from 20 countries and regions which include Australia, India, the Philippines, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Macau.

The forum will be themed “building a regional and international network in promoting healthcare and skills.”

The president of the forum, Professor Manson Fok, who is also the Dean of the Faculty of Health and Sciences at the Macau University of Science and Technology (MUST), said that the purpose of the forum is to “emphasize the importance of collaborations and to build long-term relationships with all our health stakeholders.” He expressed the belief that the symposium will provide medical professionals with essential medical and surgical knowledge. “I am sure we will pick up new ideas, innovative solutions and insights from other countries’ experiences,” said Fok.

VIP guests the Health Minister of Romania Dr. Evelyn Gusi, the current Secretary of Health of the Philippines Hon. Nicolae Banicioiu, Dr Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial and the new Phillipine Medical Association  president Dr Irineo Bernado III, will attend the event.

The first edition of the forum was held in Manila and Macau in November 2015. This year, it will be organized by the Sino-Asia Pacific Medical Forum Committee and the Macau Healthcare Management and Promotion Association (MHMPA).

In the past year, the forum launched a special initiative between doctors in Macau and Cambodia.

In May, the Union Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) and the State Secretary for Industry, Sokkung Heng, signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with the Faculty of Health Sciences at MUST regarding medical cooperation.