In the context of deepening globalization and continuous upgrading of health needs, international medical cooperation has become an important way to improve medical quality, optimize resource allocation, and solve health problems. On November 1, 2025, the "2025 Shanghai International Medical Salon Chongqing Special" hosted by the China Medical Innovation Alliance and Hainan Boao Medical Innovation Research Institute was successfully held in Shanghai. With the theme of "Building a Healthy Future Together and Deepening International Medical Cooperation", this salon established a cross-regional communication platform, bringing together relevant leaders from the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, managers of Chongqing Head Hospital, as well as international medical experts and medical institution managers from five countries including Singapore, Poland, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

Currently, international medical cooperation faces multiple challenges such as mechanism construction, service adaptation, and talent circulation. This salon focused on core pain points such as "sustainable cooperation mechanisms", "international patient medical experience" and "disciplinary collaborative development". Through multi-dimensional and multi-level exchanges and discussions, it provided practical references and innovative ideas for solving industry problems. This salon is not only a collision and blending of Chongqing's medical resources and international vision, but also an important opportunity for the international medical community to build consensus and deepen cooperation, injecting strong impetus into promoting the coordinated development of regional medical care.

In his speech for this salon, Yang Bin, Director of the International Cooperation Department of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, shared Chongqing's practice and vision in international medical services and talent training, pointing out that Chongqing is building an international medical brand based on its local advantages and using the three-driven strategy of "technology service talent" to realize the transformation of medical institutions from "treatment centers" to "health hubs". She said that Chongqing has first-class medical technology and specialty advantages, and 23,000 medical institutions and nearly 300,000 professional medical personnel led by 55 tertiary-level hospitals provide solid support for the medical service network. In the field of technology, Chongqing’s independently developed Haifu Dao focused ultrasound tumor treatment system has served dozens of countries around the world, forming significant advantages in the fields of minimally invasive surgery, cardiovascular intervention, diagnosis and treatment of rare childhood diseases, and oral medicine.

Yang Bin said that Chongqing medical institutions have optimized the "patient-centered" service system and systematically optimized the entire process of international medical services. In terms of communication, many hospitals have set up international medical departments, equipped with multilingual medical team guides and professional translators to ensure barrier-free communication between doctors and patients; in terms of process, they have created the country's first "medical plus cultural tourism" one-stop service platform led by the health administrative department; in terms of payment, they have promoted settlement flexibility and actively connected with international insurance institutions.

In addition, Chongqing has established an open and collaborative communication platform. Led by the Chongqing Municipal Health Commission, we are striving to create an international medical talent training project. The project will rely on top medical institutions in Chongqing to carry out systematic and practical training courses. Students can participate in various forms of academic interaction such as clinical practice, surgical observation, and scientific research discussions, gain in-depth exposure to cutting-edge medical technology, promote the co-construction and sharing of disciplinary capabilities, and promote the continuous progress and integrated development of medical talents in different regions.

"Chongqing is ready. With its solid medical resources, advanced technical strength, complete service system and open training platform, we sincerely welcome medical colleagues from all over the world, work with you to open up channels for international medical cooperation, share innovative results, build a closer and more dynamic international medical collaboration network, and contribute Chongqing's strength to promoting the development of global medical and health undertakings," Yang Bin said.

Yang Bin, Director of the International Cooperation Department of Chongqing Municipal Health Commission

As a supporter of this salon, Li Zaiwen, senior vice president of Mindray Medical, said in his speech that the role of medical companies should be upgraded from equipment suppliers to ecological co-builders, and through technological empowerment and localized cooperation, they should promote a balanced allocation of global medical resources. He said that Mindray has always believed that breakthroughs in key disciplines are inseparable from the nourishment of an international perspective, and the depth of international exchanges determines the height of discipline construction. In the field of international exchanges, Mindray has built a diversified cooperation bridge to promote China's clinical experience to the world and promote talent exchanges for cross-regional specialist collaboration. The upgrading plan of key disciplines by Chongqing's international medical institutions is becoming a new opportunity for international cooperation and innovation. On the one hand, Mindray is very much looking forward to leveraging its global resource advantages to introduce cutting-edge concepts to Chongqing's key disciplines through international exchanges, expert exchanges, and overseas research projects. On the other hand, Mindray has joined forces with Chongqing medical institutions to build an international clinical research center, focusing on pediatrics, critical care and other advantageous areas, and carrying out cross-border collaboration, so that Chongqing's discipline construction can further go global.

Li Zaiwen, Senior Vice President of Mindray Medical

Practice in major hospitals in Chongqing:

Give full play to disciplinary advantages and innovate international medical service models

The first part of this salon was a hospital introduction by managers of four medical institutions from Chongqing. The first person to share was Zhu Yuxi, deputy director of the Jinshan Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. He shared the hospital's medical advantages, international achievements, and the special services and results of the International Medical Department. He pointed out that international medical services need to transcend the technical level, pay attention to patient experience and cultural differences, and build differentiated competitiveness through refined operations.

Zhu Yuxi said that the International Medical Department of the hospital provides one-stop personalized medical solutions of "general practice specialist multidisciplinary" to international patients and domestic patients with special medical needs. In terms of seamless communication and cultural integration services, the medical staff of the International Medical Department are fluent in English and familiar with the medical culture of international patients. They conduct English training every week, provide English diagnosis and treatment support throughout the process, and open a 24-hour English service hotline; they are equipped with dedicated English medical coordinators for each patient, and also provide accurate medical document translation; carry out professional international referral and assessment, evaluate medical records in advance, plan medical itineraries and assist in handling referral documents; provide full-process medical coordination and personal care Case management covers logistical matters such as reservations, airport pick-ups, and accommodations, and proactively coordinates information synchronization among experts from multiple departments; it adopts a top-notch multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment model, and can designate well-known experts for diagnosis and treatment, and organize collective consultations for complex conditions; medical services are "zero wait", and CT, MRI and other examinations can be completed on the same day. It has a green channel for inspections, examinations, and surgeries, has an independent and private environment, and covers direct payment of commercial insurance. After treatment, it provides discharge summaries, follow-up plans, and medical record transfer services.

Based on the above measures, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has achieved remarkable results in international medical services. From 2023 to 2024, it received more than 2,600 international outpatient and emergency visits and more than 110 hospitalizations. The volume of foreign-related services increased by 26.92% year-on-year in the same period in 2025. It has radiated to North America, Southeast Asia, Africa and other regions, and successfully provided diagnosis and treatment services to patients from Mexico, the United States and other countries, and received letters of thanks.

Zhu Yuxi, Vice President of Jinshan Campus, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

President Hu Peng of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University introduced the achievements of the hospital in discipline construction, clinical technology, scientific research and teaching, international cooperation and services, etc. He pointed out that discipline construction needs to be oriented by clinical needs and achieve the leap from "following" to "leading" through the output of "technology talent standards". Hu Peng said that the hospital's world-first high-intensity focused ultrasound (Hai Fu Dao) technology can achieve minimally non-invasive treatment, and has been used in many fields such as oncology, gynecology, breast, etc., covering 33 countries and regions, with a cumulative treatment of more than 300,000 cases; the interventional diagnosis and treatment technology in neurology and cardiovascular medicine is internationally leading, related Clinical research results have been published in top international journals such as "JAMA", leading the development of global interventional technology; liver disease diagnosis and treatment has seamlessly connected the entire chain from prevention to hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure, and liver transplantation, established a database of nearly 300,000 liver disease cases, and formulated 20 relevant guidelines and expert consensus.

In terms of international cooperation and services, President Hu Peng once led a team to Palestine to provide guidance on epidemic prevention and control during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital took the lead in organizing medical aid teams to Barbados and sent aid medical teams to Papua New Guinea many times. It also conducted academic exchanges and scientific research cooperation with many universities and medical institutions around the world such as Weill Cornell Medical College in the United States, Oxford University, and Dartmouth College, and provided information for Bach Mai Hospital in Vietnam. The hospital's medical team provides special training on artificial liver technology; the "International Minimally Invasive and Non-Invasive Training Center" established by the hospital has carried out in-depth exchanges with 20 countries in the field of obstetrics and gynecology; international academic conferences related to Haifu technology attracted the participation of 123 overseas experts and more than 500 scholars from 28 countries and regions; and international multi-center research is carried out around "lipid and glucose metabolism disorders and organ damage".

In terms of serving global patients, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University has opened an English version of its website and an English version of its WeChat official account, providing language support, full-time companionship with exclusive medical guidance, direct payment from commercial insurance and other services to ensure that international patients enjoy the same medical treatment as domestic patients, without having to face the inconvenience of seeking medical treatment in a foreign country. Hu Peng said that the hospital hopes to carry out more international cooperation in medical cooperation, talent training, technical cooperation and scientific research.

President Hu Peng, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

Vice President Zhai Xuan of the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University shared the hospital's core advantages and development directions in the fields of pediatric medical care, scientific research, and discipline construction, emphasizing the integration of superior resources to promote the innovative development of pediatric medicine. The hospital focuses on international cooperation and has established long-term cooperative relationships with 11 internationally renowned medical institutions and universities around the world. It actively participates in the formulation of multiple guidelines from the World Health Organization and the International Association of Pediatrics. At the same time, the hospital has joined the SCO Hospital Cooperation Alliance and is committed to the alliance’s “Belt and Road” international medical cooperation and actively promotes the development of the “Silk Road of Children’s Health”. In terms of scientific research and innovation, after the reorganization of provincial and ministerial key laboratories, the hospital has formed four new development directions: the Children's Infection and Immunity Rare Disease Laboratory, the Children's Metabolic and Inflammatory Diseases Laboratory, the Structural Birth Defects and Organ Repair Severe Laboratory, and the Children's Neurodevelopment and Cognitive Disorders Laboratory.

Zhai Xuan said that during the "15th Five-Year Plan" period, the Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University will be based on national strategic needs, with the core of building a domestically leading and internationally renowned children's medical center, and around the two major goals of the National Children's Medical Center and the National Key Laboratory of Rare Children's Diseases. The three major strategies of pediatric rare diseases, pediatric oncology, and large organ transplantation have achieved breakthroughs in the four major areas of pediatric rare disease system construction, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of childhood tumors, multi-omics molecular atlas research on childhood growth and disease, and the development of emerging interdisciplinary subjects, and continue to lead the development of pediatric medicine.

Zhai Xuan, Vice President, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Medical University

Zhang Yunyun, director of the Scientific Research and Foreign Affairs Department of the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Chongqing University, focused on the hospital’s medical services, talent team, discipline construction, clinical research, and international cooperation. With the continuous investment in scientific research funds, the scientific research output of the institute has increased year by year. In October 2025, the hospital published a paper in The Lancet Oncology, the top international journal in the field of oncology. The hospital publishes four academic journals. Among them, "Intelligent Oncology" ( ) is an English journal founded in December 2024. It has been included in databases such as , and it is the world's first academic journal focusing on the intersection of artificial intelligence and oncology.

In terms of international exchanges and training, in the past three years, Chongqing University Affiliated Cancer Hospital has sent 37 people overseas to participate in international academic conferences, held 15 online and offline academic conferences with foreign institutions, and signed 5 cooperation memorandums, such as reaching a strategic cooperation with Singapore Health Services Group; conducting 3 short-term trainings and 1 long-term training for a standardized surgical team for breast cancer diagnosis and treatment for Papua New Guinea. The country’s health minister once led a delegation to visit the hospital. Zhang Yunyun said that in the future, the hospital plans to deepen international cooperation in the fields of international medical services, scientific research cooperation, and talent training.

Director Zhang Yunyun, Department of Scientific Research and Foreign Affairs, Chongqing University Cancer Hospital

International Perspective:

Share cooperation opportunities and deepen cross-regional medical collaboration

This salon invited medical experts and managers from five countries, including Huang Pingren, Director of the International Cooperation Office of SingHealth Group from Singapore; emergency physicians from Thailand's Kebang Hospital ( ), emergency physicians from Sapraya Hospital ( ), and emergency physicians from Bangkok Hospital ( ); Nguyễn Thị Hải Liên, director of the quality control department, and Trương, general planning department manager from the Ho Chi Minh City Medical University Center (HCM) in Vietnam. Nhựt Cường, deputy manager of the general planning department Nguyễn Thị Xuân Đào, Bùi Thị Hồng Loan, Nguyễn Thị Phương Tuyên; deputy director of medical services Indah and neurosurgeon Arief of the Medical Department of PELNI from Indonesia, Ahmad Mokhtar Hospital (Ahmad Mokhtar Hospital) ), Dr. Meiza, Bahri; and Jorg from Zagrebiowski Clinical Hospital in Poland, who brought valuable experience in medical services in the medical system of different countries.

Huang Pingren, director of the International Cooperation Office of SingHealth, said that Singapore and Chongqing have similar international visions in medical development, and the core of international medical cooperation lies in precise docking needs. He pointed out that cross-border patient mobility involves multiple considerations such as technological accessibility, economic factors and cultural differences. Cultural factors such as language barriers and dietary adaptation are often important challenges for international patients to seek medical treatment. For example, patients from the Middle East need to adapt to the local environment when they come for treatment. Regarding the construction of a sustainable cooperation mechanism, Huang Pingren emphasized that closed-loop management of doctor-patient docking is crucial. When receiving overseas patients, it is necessary to establish close cooperation with doctors from the referring countries to ensure that patients can receive follow-up from local doctors after treatment. This kind of mutual trust and cooperation is the basis for long-term collaboration. He said that SingHealth looks forward to further deepening exchanges with Chongqing's medical community, sharing medical resources and technical experience, and achieving mutual benefit and win-win results.

Director Huang Ping Yan, SingHealth International Cooperation Office

According to Indah, deputy director of medical services of the Medical Department of the Indonesian National Shipping Company (PELNI), the hospital where he works is a comprehensive hospital with a certain foundation in tumor diagnosis and treatment, but it still faces problems such as insufficient medical resources and a shortage of professional talents. She said that Chongqing's medical institutions have impressive advantages in tumor treatment and high-end medical equipment applications. There are a large number of patients in Indonesia who have cross-border medical needs. She hopes to establish a closer cooperative relationship with Chongqing, including patient referrals, technical exchanges and talent training, and use Chongqing's medical resources to improve the quality of local medical services in Indonesia.

Indah, Vice President of Medical Services, Medical Department of Indonesian National Shipping Corporation (PELNI)