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Trainees from Developing Countries Share Results and Experiences in the Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program

- 14 trainees of the 2023 Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program share the training results, and pledge their contribution to the improvement of health policy in their own countries -

- Opinions will be used to augment and improve the Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program -

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The Ministry of Health and Welfare (Minister Cho, KyooHong) and Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (hereinafter KOFIH) had a meeting with the trainees who completed the 2023 Dr LEE Jong-wook Fellowship Program-Training Course for Health Policy Administrators(hereinafter “fellowship program”) on August 22 at 11:30 a.m. at the Graduate School of Public Health of Yonsei University.

The fellowship program is one of Korea’s leading healthcare workforce training programs for developing countries launched in 2007 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 (WHO). During the 2023 fellowship program that lasted from June to August 2023 at the Graduate School of Public Health of Yonsei University, 14 trainees from 9 countries* learned about the health policies of Korea and other participating countries and shared their knowledge and experiences through various activities including participation in an international training program by the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) and a visit to the National Institute of Health and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.

* Ghana, Laos, Mongolia, Vietnam, Uganda, Indonesia, Ethiopia, Uzbekistan, and Tanzania

The trainees shared their opinions on the training program in general, and the methodology and curriculum of the program. They also discussed how they would apply the knowledge and experiences obtained from the program to develop and improve health policies in their own countries.

Deputy Minister of Planning and Coordination at MOHW Kim Heon Joo said, “Enhancing healthcare competence through the fellowship program, which is a key healthcare workforce training program for developing countries, is an important foundation for sustainable international healthcare cooperation. Opinions we shared at the meeting will serve as valuable inputs to further improve this program.”

On behalf of all the trainees, Mr. Masesa Athuman Thabit of Tanzania and Ms. Battumur Bat-Erdene of Mongolia said, “We are thankful to the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea, KOFIH and the Graduate School of Public Health of Yonsei University for offering such a great program and ensuring that all the trainees successfully complete the program. We will try to use the new knowledge and experiences to play a role in improving national and global health system at home.” ///