"Our goal is to transform Indonesia from a 'country that sends citizens abroad for medical treatment' to a 'provider of high-quality local healthcare'. This transformation cannot be achieved without in-depth cross-industry and international exchanges and cooperation. The Asia Medical Week provides us with a brand-new platform to shape a new paradigm for medicine, and it also allows us to see the boundless prospects of digital and intelligent healthcare through the innovative experiences of top hospitals and medical enterprises in China." On September 13, the Overseas Session of the 8th Asia Medical Week - Asia Medical Innovation and Development Forum was grandly held in Indonesia. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Health of Indonesia, attended the opening ceremony of the conference online and emphasized this point.
This conference was co-hosted by Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University and Rumah Sakit Umum Pusang Prof. Dr. I.G.N.G. Ngoerah Hospital of Indonesia. Shi Yinghong, Vice President of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University, attended the opening ceremony of the forum and delivered a speech. He emphasized that the Asia-Pacific region, as one of the most populous regions with the strongest demand for medical care in the world, needs to build consensus, break down barriers and share resources even more. Since 2018, the Asia Medical Week has been held for 8 consecutive years. Its mission and responsibility is to pool international wisdom and strength and contribute innovative Asian experiences to global medicine.
This year also marks the 8th consecutive year that Mindray has supported and participated in the Asia Medical Week. Over the past 8 years, Mindray has witnessed the deepening and solid advancement of exchanges and cooperation among medical institutions and various industry forces in Asian countries. Meanwhile, as an important participant in the global health cause, Mindray has also focused on capacity co-building, joined hands with partners from all sectors, and continuously built an efficient, inclusive and resilient medical community. Data from the Indonesian Ministry of Health shows that 32,000 additional specialists are needed each year to fill the gap in medical talents in the country, but the actual number of new specialists is only 2,700. To address the shortage of medical staff, the Indonesian Ministry of Health has used Mindray's RayCloud++ platform to achieve interconnection with primary medical institutions, breaking geographical restrictions and allowing doctors to conduct remote ultrasound training anytime and anywhere. Lippo Group, Indonesia's largest private medical group, has established a long-term cooperative relationship with Mindray and actively deployed Mindray's digital and intelligent solutions to comprehensively improve the intelligent operation and management of core departments such as operating rooms, intensive care units and emergency departments in many of its hospitals. Mayapada Group, the largest private hospital in Indonesia, has also used Mindray's RayInsight Laboratory Solution to achieve comprehensive data integration for laboratory management across its 6 campuses and unified management of reagents, quality control and talent training. In 2022, under the witness of Mr. Budi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Health of Indonesia, Mindray's Indonesia factory officially started operation, realizing the local production of medical equipment such as infusion pumps and operating tables in Indonesia. Recently, ventilators and anesthetic machines co-manufactured by Mindray and local enterprise GTM have also rolled off the production line smoothly, further enhancing Indonesia's independent production capacity of medical devices.
In addition, Mindray has also jointly built a diversified platform for clinical training, discipline exchanges and technical exchanges with the Indonesian Ministry of Health, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and Children's Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University to help improve the clinical operation and academic capabilities of specialists and ultrasound doctors.
Up to now, in Southeast Asia, Mindray has participated in the establishment of 14 ultrasound schools, focusing on fields such as obstetrics and gynecology, musculoskeletal system and urology. These schools have helped more than 1,000 young physicians and boosted the rapid development of basic ultrasound education in Southeast Asia.
"Only through close collaboration, capacity co-building and value sharing can we truly unleash the great potential of medical innovation." As Li Zaiwen, Senior Vice President of Mindray Medical Group, emphasized in his speech at the opening ceremony of this forum, Mindray will continue to closely meet clinical needs, strengthen coordination and linkage with industry forces, and make greater contributions to the innovation and development of global medicine.