Vietnam’s major news media “BAO PHAP LUAT”, and the state-run broadcasting station “Info TV” reported an interview with Ceragem CEO, Lee Whan-seong who visited Vietnam on September 10 as a member of an economic mission group from Korea. Currently, Ceragem is running about 30 Ceragem centers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Ceragem centers are receiving high attention from local residents as high numbers of visitors show its popularity. Each Ceragem center has about an average of 500 visitors a day. “BAO PHAP LUAT” and “Info TV” gave major coverage to the introduction of Ceragem company and Ceragem’s business plan in Vietnam through Vietnam and Korea Economic Cooperation based on the interview with Ceragem CEO, Lee Whan-seong.

 

[Full Article of BAO PHAP LUAT]

 

Prevention is the best! “Vietnam-Korea Economic Cooperation Conference” was held at Hanoi Grand on September 8 in the midst of national visit of Republic of Korea President Park Geun-hye. BAO PHAP LUAT had a single interview with Mr. Lee Whan-seong, CEO of Ceragem, Korean medical device company.

 

Q. You are visiting Vietnam as a member of an economic mission group. I am curious what is your plan for the health care field among the development strategies between two countries?

A. It is a big honor to visit Vietnam accompanying ROK President Park Geun-hye as a member of the economic mission to support sales diplomacy and representing Ceragem as well. Ceragem launched the business in Vietnam in 2008 and currently are running about 30 trial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. Visitors can try out the Ceragem products and attend various health lectures any time with no charge. Currently, about an average of 500 customers a day are visiting each center. To improve customer service in Vietnam, Ceragem is planning to increase the centers up to 50 within this year and 100 by 2016. In addition, Ceragem center is providing one on one customized customer management for customer’s convenience. Ceragem is trying its best to improve customer service by providing regular training to the center employees.

 

Q. Would you explain about Ceragem products for Vietnamese who did not have product experience?

A. Ceragem’s main product is a thermal massager. This product was developed with high medical technology combined the principle of Eastern medicine such as “acupressure” and “moxibustion with Western medicine such as “chiropractic “. The internal projectors made of jade move along the curve from the cervical vertebra to tailbone (coccyx) and massage muscles around the spine. Acupressure massage relaxes tight muscles and increases body temperature to improve body’s natural healing ability and immune system. Currently, the focus of medical science is moving from treatment to prevention. Ceragem will make more effort to develop various preventive and diagnostic products. We hope to contribute to Vietnam’s economic growth and improvement of people’s health with good products.

 

Q. Recently, there are many social problems are being raised in Vietnam such as Environmental pollution, bad food and abusive use of toxic chemicals. How do you think Vietnamese recent life style which is very different from old days is affecting our health? What plan does Ceragem have to improve an unhealthy life style?

A. Vietnam is not the only county experiencing health problems caused by economic development. Korea had a similar problem. Due to rapid economic development and change of living environment, new and various health problems that did not exist before started to appear. Those were “obesity”, “high blood pressure”, ”diabetes” and “cardiovascular disease” so called “Advanced Country’s Disease”. The health problems increased as fast as the economy grew. I think that the biggest problem is that pace of public health education for healthy life style and supply of health care infrastructure did not catch up the speed of environmental change and economic growth.

 

Q. Is there Ceragem’s special health care policy to improve Vietnamese health?

A. Ceragem’s Vietnamese headquarters is implanting “3NO 3KNOW” policy. It is meant to prevent a mistake in advance due to unfair treatment and incorrect information when customers try and purchase our product. As it applies to every health management program, gradual increase of application prevents the side effects. Diet is a good example. Steady use of the Ceragem thermal massager improves the immune system and it recovers our body’s declined function.