Super health, Super Wealth!!
Healthplex Expo—Co-organized by Trade Development Bureau, Ministry of Commerce of P.R.China and China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Medicines & Health Products, will be held from March.20 to March.22 ,2009 at the China World Exhibition Hall, Beijing,China.
Healthplex Expo focuses on four major areas of the health industry: nature medicines, functional foods, natural cosmetics and homecare products.

Bumper Opportunity in China
China’s demand for Medicines and Healthcare Products has undergone a two-digit annual growth over the past 5 years. The growth rate of Chinese pharmaceutical industry has surpassed that of the global medicine retail market, it has become the fifth biggest market of medicine and healthcare in the world. With a population of 1.3 billion, China’s demand for medicines and health products will continue to grow rapidly. This, combined with the increase of the aging population, will drive the medicines and healthcare market to grow at the rate of 15% annually, higher than that of the global average growth. By 2020, the market scale of the Chinese medicines and healthcare products is predicted to outstrip the USA, which makes China the largest market in the world.

Rapid Growth Industry
The concept of “Food better than medicine” is widely accepted by the public, which triggers the bigger growth of the market of natural medicines and nutraceuitcals. Worldwide demand for natural medicines and nutraceuticals is forecast to increase 10 percent annually up to US$9.6 billion in 2008.
Healthcare market, as another focal point of the global pharmaceutical and health products manufacturing, is growing very fast and is influenced by a number of trends which give rise to the production of medical equipment for personal and household care on a larger scale. These trends include: growing and aging population, improvement of insurance policy, introduction of new precautionary physical exercises, development of technology in new clinical therapies.
Market Trends At-a-Glance
The  global  health  market  is  expected  to  exceed  US$100  billion  by  2009,  representing  a  double‐digit  annual  growth.   China  is  the  fastest  growing  market. It  has  seen  annual  growth  of  30‐40  percent  in  demand  for  health  products
From  2002‐2006,  the  market  in  Asia  had  grown  almost  80%;  in  recent  years,  the   growth  rate  rose  up  to  100%.  
 
In  China,  people  are  opting  for  natural  products  as  a  healthier  choice;  and  the  home   healthcare  and  medical  products  is  booming.  Retail  distribution  channels  increased  to  cater  to  the  surging  demand;  leading  supermarkets  in  China  are  opening  up  stand‐alone  sections  for  health  products;  new  natural  and  home  healthcare  supermarkets  are  also  emerging.