Connected Healthcare in the 5G era

According to the World Health Organization, annual global spending on healthcare was set to exceed $10 trillion in 2020, averaging 10% of GDP in
countries that are part of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), an intergovernmental economic group with 37 member countries. The characteristics of healthcare industry and challenges are:

• The global healthcare sector is served by a vast and complex supply chain
• Healthcare services are heavily regulated, operating close alignment with regulatory bodies, governments and environmental organizations
• The Covid-19 pandemic impacts to the existing healthcare system and resources
• The burden of care for aging populations

Technology enable digital transformation, which is anticipated to grow significantly in the coming years. Frost & Sullivan forecasts that it will grow from $147 billion in 2019 to $235 billion in 2023.

This virtual event will bring together mobile, healthcare and technologies specialists from mobile network operators, regulators, healthcare enterprises across the APAC 5G Industry ecosystem. Topics include:

• Overview of healthcare in the post-pandemic era
• Connected healthcare in the 5G era
• Innovative healthcare examples
• Panel: Discuss how we can accelerate the digital transformation with policy, technology, ecosystem and partnership