Attracting foreign patients and advancing medical services overseas is a newly emerging national promising business
By (Cherry) LEE YEON-SIL, Korean journalist
Medical Korea 2024 was held at COEX in Seoul from the 14th to the 15th March 2024. The event was hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and organized by the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (hereinafter referred to as the Agency). This year is the 14th. The theme is ‘Healthcare for all; It is a ‘new search for a world without barriers’.
At the opening ceremony on the 14th, government awards were given to 22 individuals and organizations who contributed to the development of medical overseas expansion and foreign patient attraction.
Kang Byeong-il (age 52), Vice President of K-DOC, which was established three years ago with the grand goal of achieving upward standardization of global medical services through Korean medical care, received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.
As a leading expert in the global healthcare field, Kang Byeong-il has advanced Korea’s excellent medical technology and brand into various countries over the past 13 years and has achieved excellent results in attracting numerous foreign patients. This was officially recognized at this event.
The field of attracting foreign patients and advancing medical services overseas is a newly emerging national promising business that can become the second semiconductor industry.
The excellent medical technology and clinical know-how of Korean medical staff are already recognized worldwide. In the past, there was a time when Korea was a medical wasteland, but now it has high-quality medical staff and cutting-edge systems that will surprise the world.
In the future, the fields of telemedicine and robotic surgery will further develop and expand both domestically and internationally. We hope that Korean medical professionals and related industries such as pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and medical IT will advance together and contribute greatly to creating new jobs and increasing national interests.
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