The Institute of Health and Medicine, jointly founded by Wenzhou Medical University and the Affiliated Kangning Hospitaly, was inaugurated, followed by a seminar on health sciences development.

Qunan Mao, Director of Planning and Information Technology Department of National Health Commission; Qifeng Cao, Member of the Party Committee and Deputy Director of Health Commision of Zhejiang; Yingxu Chen, Deputy Mayor of Wenzhou Municipal People's Government; Hong Jiang, Party Secretary of South University of Science and Technology; Joseph Tak-fai Lau, Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom; Xuesong Liu, International Fellow of the Russian Academy of Engineering; Tingfang Liu, Life Fellow of IAQS; Yuanli Liu, Counselor of the State Council and Distinguished Professor of Peking Union Medical College; Yi Gui, Director of Planning and Information Technology, Department of National Health Commission; Wei Gu, Director of Wenzhou Science and Technology Bureau; Xiaochun Wang, Party Secretary and Director of Health Commission of Wenzhou;   Yijun Lyu, Party Secretary of Wenzhou Medical University; Xiaokung Li, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and President of Wenzhou Medical University; Weili Guan, Chairman of Board of Wenzhou Kangning Hospital Co., Ltd. and over 150 other distinguished guests attended the opening ceremony.

In the days to come, Wenzhou Medical University and its Affiliated Kangning Hospital aim to integrate multiple disciplines including global ophthalmology, growth factors, psychiatry, medical sciences, public health, information science, and management science through the Institute of Health and Medicine. Its goal is to contribute to the development of health policies, industry governance, research translation, as well as hospital management.