The 2026 Guangdong Provincial Health Work Conference will be held in Guangzhou on the 2nd. Liu Liqun, Secretary of the Party Group and Director of the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission, stated that this year we will improve the connection of medical rules and mechanisms among Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, and explore joint training for general practitioners and specialists in the three regions. Hong Kong has advantages in medical talent training system, technological innovation system, and atmosphere, while Macau has a relatively complete community healthcare system. The mainland has a massive amount of clinical medical resources, and doctors have rich experience in clinical practice and surgery. As the connection between the Greater Bay Area becomes increasingly close, Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao actively promote cross-border medical resource sharing, docking, and interconnection, and the exchange and cooperation in the medical and health fields within the Greater Bay Area continue to deepen. Liu Liqun stated that during the 14th Five Year Plan period, the construction of the Healthy Bay Area will be promoted in depth. A total of 151 types of drugs and devices will be introduced through the "Hong Kong Macau Medical Device Connect", and the cross-border direct ambulance plan and "elderly medical vouchers" will be orderly expanded. Five approved "traditional Chinese medicine preparations" for cross-border use will be sent to Macau and gradually applied in Macau's clinical practice. Liu Liqun pointed out that this year, we will improve the connection of medical rules and mechanisms between Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao, expand the implementation scope of "Hong Kong and Macao Drug and Equipment Connect" and "Elderly Medical Voucher", and steadily promote the cross-border direct ambulance plan. Deepen the Greater Bay Area medical talent exchange program and explore joint training for general practitioners and specialists in the three regions. In addition, the meeting also mentioned ten key tasks for this year, including selecting about 20 hospitals to pilot international medical services, standardizing and guiding the orderly development of private hospitals and Sino foreign joint venture hospitals, guiding Guangzhou and Shenzhen to accelerate the landing of wholly foreign-owned hospitals, and complementing public hospitals; Participate in major diplomatic events such as APEC, and solidly carry out exchanges and cooperation in health and hygiene; We will strengthen and jointly build health cooperation with countries along the "the Belt and Road", innovate foreign aid models, and deepen high-quality projects. (New Society)