Opening Ceremony for 2023 Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program, the Center of Healthcare Workforce Development
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Opening Ceremony for 2023 Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program, the Center of Healthcare Workforce Development for Developing Countries
- Since 2007, 1,339 trainees from 30 countries have been actively involved in improving global health system after completing the program -
- The program evolves into a successful Official Development Assistance (ODA) project by forming an alumni network -
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho, KyooHong) and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) jointly held the “Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program Opening Ceremony & Orientation” at 10 a.m. on July 25 in KOFIH’s Lee Jong-wook Hall located at the Health and Welfare Administration Town in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.
The Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program (hereinafter “the fellowship program”), launched in 2007, is a training program designed to invite healthcare personnel from partner countries to Korea for training to honor the noble spirit of the late Dr LEE Jong-wook, the first Korean to head an international organization by serving as the 6th Director General of the World Health Organization, with the cumulative total of 1,339 trainees having completed the program until 2022.
For this year’s fellowship program, a total of 145 trainees from 12 countries will participate and go through one of seven training courses (in the areas of clinical study, health policy, health financing economy, medical engineering, healthcare workforce education, high-level policy, response to infectious diseases), or degree courses (in the fields of nursing, basic medicine, faculty training, health policy, medical engineering, medical education) over the periods of two to 24 months.
The fellowship program is one of Korea’s leading healthcare workforce training projects for developing countries. Trainees perform key roles in the healthcare field as essential personnel in their profession upon returning to their home country after completing the program. From 2016 graduate trainees voluntarily formed the KOFIH Global Alumni, KGA, in each country, contributing to the community as well as strengthening global solidarity in health, allowing the program to evolve into one of the most successful ODA projects.
Lee Ho-yeol, MOHW Director General for International Cooperation, said, “Investing in training the healthcare workforce in developing countries serves as a prime way to perpetuate the legacy of the late Dr. Lee. The government is diligently committed to support and develop the fellowship program to become one of the most successful ODA projects both nationally and globally.” ///
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