Beijing news: On October 29, 2018, Secretary-General Gu Kaiyuan met with the Deputy Mayor Isaac of Cotonou (the Republic of Benin). He came to work and visited the Secretariat of the “World Health Industry Conference” in Beijing.

Deputy Mayor of Cotonou (Benin) Visits the Secretariat of the“WHIC”

At noon on the 29^th, the Secretary-General of the World Health Industry Conference, Mr. Gu Kaiyuan, and Director of the International Department, Dr. Rodrigue Againglo, greeted the Vice mayor of Cotonou respectively at the entrance of the Secretariat and downstairs Chang'an Street. Afterwards, a luncheon was arranged to welcome the Vice mayor Isaac and his delegation. Isaac thanked Secretary-General Gu Kaiyuan for his warm hospitality and introduced the basic situation of the Republic of Benin and Cotonou City. He hoped to strengthen cooperation with the World Health Industry Conference -- in particular to attract Chinese entrepreneurs to invest in hospitals and health industries in Cotonou City of Benin, with the help of World Health Industry Conference, a business platform for the health industry. He invited Chinese companies to invest in pharmaceutical factories and large health industries to meet the medical and health needs of the Beninese people.

 
 Deputy mayor visits the secretariat of "WHIC

Gu Kaiyuan reiterated the aim and sacred mission of the “World Health Industry Conference”, which is to unite the workers of the global health industry and make unremitting efforts for the people of the World, including their African brothers, to enjoy a healthy life and prolong their life. He expressed his sympathy for the health needs of Cotonou and would do his best to contact Chinese entrepreneurs for this purpose. He also invited the Vice mayor Isaac to lead a delegation to the 8th World Health Industry Conference and to the 25th China International Health Industry Exposition that will be held in Beijing from April 17 to 19, 2019, to promote the investment environment of Benin (Cotonou) and market potential. We will organize a "China Investment Mission in large Health Industries" to visit Africa, including Benin, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Czechoslovakia, Guinea and other West African countries, so as to improve the health level of the African people as soon as possible.

Secretary Gu Kaiyuan, Deputy Mayor Isaac AIVODJI & the Int'l dprt Director Rodrigue AGAINGLO

It is reported that Cotonou is the largest city in the Republic of Benin and with political, economical, cultural and foreign trade center of Benin. Located on the Gulf of Guinea in southeastern Benin, it is also Benin's largest port. Data show that the population of Cotonou is more than 1 million, the total population of Benin is more than 10 million, and the total population of West African countries is more than 200 million. They are facing different degrees of lack of medical treatments and medicines (machine & technology point of view). They are virgin land for large health industries, especially for Africa, where the fertile land is suitable for cultivation of traditional Chinese medicine. Overseas expansion of industry has immeasurable huge development potential.

“World Health Industry Conference” department news

December 1, 2018