Gyeonggi Tourism Organization and Gyeonggi International Medical Association Sign 'MOU for Medical Tourism Promotion'

Gyeonggi Tourism Organization and the Gyeonggi International Medical Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the promotion of medical tourism activation projects on the 25th at Myongji Hospital in Goyang City.

According to the agreement, the two organizations will collaborate in various fields including ▲discovering medical tourism resources in Gyeonggi-do ▲developing medical tourism model courses ▲overseas online and offline promotion and marketing of medical tourism ▲developing medical tourism products and attracting high-value tourists ▲overseas sales of medical tourism ▲establishing a cooperative system to revitalize medical tourism in the province.

The scale of foreign patient attraction in Gyeonggi-do was about 50,000 in 2023, ranking second nationwide after Seoul.

Gyeonggi Tourism Organization and Gyeonggi International Medical Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the promotion of medical tourism activation projects on the 25th at Myongji Hospital in Goyang City. Photo by Gyeonggi Tourism Organization

Accordingly, starting next month, the two organizations plan to develop and operate programs that allow foreign patients in Gyeonggi-do, accompanying family members, acquaintances, and other overseas medical personnel to experience tourism and cultural content within the province during their visit.

Jo Wonyong, President of Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, said, "As there is a continuous need to develop new tourism products in line with changing travel trends, we plan to pioneer new overseas markets by linking with K-medical services. Especially, at a time when the global Korean Wave boom continues, we will develop various new medical tourism products combining medical healthcare services and tourism cultural experiences."

The Gyeonggi International Medical Association, established as a corporation in August 2009, currently has 31 member institutions including 22 medical institutions, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device companies within the province. It carries out projects such as attracting overseas patients, promoting Gyeonggi-do medical services abroad, training overseas medical personnel in Gyeonggi-do, and supporting member institutions' overseas expansion.