WOBURN, Massachusetts, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --

- Two-day congress to focus on best practices and initiatives for improving health care delivery in Europe

A host of leading health care companies from Europe and the United States have joined the World Health Care Congress Europe, which will convene more than 600 health care leaders from more than 50 countries around Europe and the world for its 2009 event, 13-14 May, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.

Leading companies include United HealthGroup International, Healthways, Humana, dbMotion, Aetna Global, Milliman, Premier, Map of Medicine, Marsh, Capsule Technologie and Catalyst Technologies.

The World Health Care Congress Europe is the only major international forum where hundreds of health leaders share best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Participating thought-leaders include: health ministers, leading government officials, hospital directors, IT innovators, decision makers from public and private insurance funds, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and heath care industry suppliers.

We are very pleased to welcome these industry leaders to the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe, said conference director Mary Young. The congress has grown into the premier event for reaching a truly international health care audience. Each of these companies is at the forefront of health care delivery and will make a tremendous addition to the program.

WHAT: The 5th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe WHEN: 13-14 May, 2009 WHERE: Bedford Hotel and Conference Centre, Brussels, Belgium PROGRAM AGENDA: www.worldcongress.com/europe The program will include the following distinguished presenters: Dimitris Avramopoulos Minister of Health and Social Solidarity Greece (Tentatively Confirmed) Fabio Colasanti Director General, DG Information Society and Media European Commission Belgium His Excellency Hatem El-Gabali Minister of Health Egypt Dr. Jacob Hofdijk Special Advisor, Chronic Disease Management Ministry of Health The Netherlands Willy Palm Dissemination Development Officer, European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies WHO European Centre for Health Policy Belgium Androulla Vassiliou Commissioner for Health European Commission (Tentatively Confirmed)

About World Health Care Congress Europe

Presented by World Congress, the leading global producer of health care conferences for senior-level executives from private industry and government, the 5th Annual World Health Care Congress Europe convenes more than 600 health care leaders from more than 50 countries around Europe and the world for its 2009 event, 13-14 May, 2009 in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Media Contact: Patrick Golden Patrick.golden@worldcongress.com +1-781-939-2511

Patrick Golden, +1-781-939-2511, Patrick.golden@worldcongress.com