The Chinese Ministry of National Defense hosted the first China- LAC Military Medicine Forum in Beijing from December 11 to 13. Chiefs of military (police) health departments and experts from over 20 LAC countries, and officials from the International Committee of Military Medicine (ICMM) were invited to attend.
Under the theme of "Meet New Military Medical Challenges and Open a New Era for China-Latin America Cooperation", the forum coverd a range of topics including smart health service administration, systems and technologies for military trauma treatment, and new progress in special medicine research.