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Kangbuk Samsung Hospital to carry out medical system improvement project in Nepal
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in Seoul / Courtesy of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital
By Jun Ji-hye
By Jun Ji-hye
Kangbuk Samsung Hospital has been selected by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to carry out a project on improving the medical infrastructure and health standards of the underprivileged in vulnerable areas of Nepal's Bhaktapur.
The hospital said Wednesday that it will carry out a variety of social contribution activities in the country over the next five years.
Under the theme of Project for Capacity Building of Medical Service to Achieve Universal Health Coverage for the Poor in Vulnerable Areas in Bhaktapur, Nepal, the hospital will expand the Nepal Korea Friendship Municipality Hospital located in the region and provide medical equipment worth about $15 million.
The hospital will also strengthen the skills of the Nepalese hospital's medical staff and those working at 19 nearby health centers.
“Considering that more than 80 percent of Nepal's population live in rural or mountainous areas, we are planning to additionally support the mobile telemedicine system,” said Kang Jae-heon, director of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital's Department of Healthcare Planning. “The mobile application developed by Kangbuk Samsung Hospital will be offered for free.”
Shin Hyun-chul, president of the hospital, said, “We are aiming not only to improve the medical infrastructure of the Nepal hospital but also to enhance the connection between that hospital and nearby health centers.”