The second Global Health Expo of Boao Forum for Asia opened on June 1 in Qingdao Cosmopolitan Exposition. More than 400 people attended the opening ceremony, including representatives of international organizations and embassies in China, officials of national ministries and commissions and other provincial and municipal delegations, representatives of participating companies, and media reporters.

Li Baodong, Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia, Margaret Chan, President of Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia, Tamas Hajba, Senior Advisor of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in China and Head of BeijingOffice, Yu Mengsun, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, Sun Jiye, Vice Governor of Shandong Province, Zhao Haozhi, Mayor of Qingdao delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Xue Qingguo, Member of the Standing Committee of Qingdao Municipal Committee and Deputy Mayor of Qingdao, presided over the opening ceremony.

Li Baodong said that Global Health Expo is an important part of Global Health Forum of Boao Forum for Asia, which aims to build a platform for government departments and the business community to introduce advanced policy ideas, cutting-edge technological innovations and the latest product achievements to the world visually, to help the exchange between policy makers and the business community, and to promote the development of the big health industry.

Margaret Chan said that Global Health Forum takes the health expo as a platform to fully promote the transformation, integration and upgrading of the big health industry, explore the pioneering opportunities in the development of the big health industry and deepen practical cooperation. She called on countries and regions worldwide to effectively use the current new development opportunities of the big health industry, increase investment in science and technology innovation, pay attention to industry leading, and make contributions to health wellness of mankind and the sustainable development of the economy.

Sun Jiye said that the Expo is held against the background of the pandemic, but brings together established enterprises in the field of medical and health care in Shandong Province and around the world, gather the most advanced medical and health care products, and build a platform for mutual learning, which will stimulate the development of medical and health care industry, and will also contribute to the international cooperation in fighting against Covid-19. Shandong Province will also guarantee the services to ensure the success of the Expo.

Yu Mengsun said, according to the concept of traditional Chinese medicine, human beings are an integral part of nature and a mind-body synergy system. Curing the disease does not mean getting well completely. Only by restoring the orderliness in the body and managing the four inputs can make the human system gradually return to physiological homeostasis from pathological homeostasis and restore the inherent self-exclusion and self-healing function of the human system, thus curing the disease completely and bringing health back.

In his speech, Zhao Haozhi said that Qingdao Municipal Government has always put people's health at the first place, and focusing on building a Healthy Qingdao, made efforts to improve the service system, develope intelligent medical care, make medical and health care one of the key industries, draw on a number of high-quality resources such as University of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences to boost the development of health industry. At present, we are implementing President Xi Jinping's important instructions on healthcare work, accelerating the construction of competitive health industry clusters, and creating a national health industry innovation demonstration zone. We sincerely welcome you to come to Qingdao and invest in Qingdao on the occasion of the Expo, and share the development opportunities and build a bright future in the process of the construction of "Healthy China".

Tamas Hajba said that with the inequity in vaccines and the emergence of new variants of Covid-19, the health resources in many countries are extremely scarce, and it is necessary to promote the work of UHC (Universal Health Coverage), as well as to invest more in disease prevention and population resilience, and to further strengthen health systems, especially primary health care.

Finally, Zhou Xiaochuan, Vice Chairman of the Board, Boao Forum for Asia, Li Baodong, Secretary-General of Boao Forum for Asia, Margaret Change, President of Global Health Forum, Xia Jie, Vice Chairman and Secretary of the Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation, Sun Jiye, Vice Governor of Shandong Province, Zhao Haozhi, Mayor of Qingdao, Xiong Yanbin, Secretary of the CPC Shuozhou Committee, Shanxi Province, Xue Qingguo, Member of the Standing Committee of Qingdao Municipal Party Committee and Deputy Mayor of Qingdao, Siddharth Chatterjee, United Nations Coordinator to China, Tamas Hajba, Senior Advisor of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in China and Head of BeijingOffice, and Yu Mengsun, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, attended the launching ceremony of the Expo.