The global healthcare and medical tourism conference "Medical Korea 2019" was held for three days on March 14-16 at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas. Each year the conference is hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and organized by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI). This year the theme was "Global Healthcare 'Discover the Next'". The event consisted of various programs, including conference, business meetings with foreign buyers, and "Medical Korea Zone" to mark its 10th anniversary.

Tenth Medical Korea conference has attracted more than 12,000 attendees from 44 countries, becoming a prominent global healthcare conference that promotes the excellence of Korean medical services and presents new trends to international scholars and experts of the health and medical sector. About 60 experts from Korea and abroad gave lectures about medical service quality management, medical education, and online marketing. In addition, in-depth discussions on strategies to prepare for change and the future took place. Representatives from six medical associations in the fields of dentistry, thyroid endocrine surgery, orthopedic surgery, and traditional Korean medicine will discuss about academic exchanges with Mongolia, CIS countries and others.

This year's conference took place in parallel with "KIMES 2019" held at Korea's largest exhibition hall COEX.