Healthcare Trade Mission to Southeast Asia
Overview
This senior government official-led mission will assist U.S. health sector exporters to build opportunities to build industry contacts and increase export sales to Southeast Asia.
Benefits
Mission participants will gain firsthand knowledge of Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam through:
- Market briefings
- Matchmaking appointments
- Site visits
- Policy-focused briefings
- Introductions to hospitals and clinical laboratories, government healthcare agencies, distributors, and others who could benefit from U.S. products and services
Market Opportunities
- Medical equipment, digital technologies, and hospital services;
- Oncology, fertility, and cardiology products and services for medical tourism;
- Electronic medical records;
- Products and services for genomics sequencing laboratories for precision medicine and treatment of cancer and genetic and rare diseases; and
- Technologies for new hospital developments
For additional insights, read about the healthcare sector in Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Application
The application closed on June 30, 2022. To find out about other ITA healthcare-focused programming, visit https://www.trade.gov/healthcare-technologies-industry. For archived information on this trade mission, visit the Federal Register Notice.
Participants
The U.S. delegation includes 12 industry-leading organizations across the medical technologies, digital, medical travel, and medical facility design and construction sub-sectors.
Mission Schedule
The final schedule depends on the availability of host government and business officials, specific goals of mission participants, flight availability, and ground transportation options. Additional details are in the Federal Register Notice.
| Day/Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| Sunday September 18, 2022 |
Participants arrive in BANGKOK, THAILAND |
|
Monday |
Official Trade Mission Program Commences in BANGKOK (Full-Day Sessions and Evening Reception) |
| Tuesday September 20, 2022 |
BANGKOK (Morning Session); travel to KUALA LUMPUR |
| Wednesday September 21, 2022 |
KUALA LUMPUR (Full-Day Sessions) |
| Thursday September 22, 2022 |
Travel to HANOI, VIETNAM |
| Friday September 23, 2022 |
HANOI, VIETNAM (Full-Day Sessions and Evening Reception) |
| Saturday September 24, 2022 |
Trade Mission Concludes/Participants Depart |
Questions
Companies may address additional questions about this mission to:
Krista Barry
Vietnam and Malaysia Desk Officer
Office of Southeast Asia (Washington, D.C.)
Krista.Barry@trade.gov | (202) 389-2298
Lisa Huot
Senior International Trade Specialist
Office of Health and Information Technologies (Washington, D.C.)
Lisa.Huot@trade.gov | (202) 482-2796
Kerry Barnett
International Trade Specialist
U.S. Commercial Service Atlanta
kerry.barnett@trade.gov | (404) 730 2703