Strengthening Korea-Myanmar Health Cooperation via Video Conference... Discussing Measures to Improve Health Care System
Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Related Ministries and Agencies Attend
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] Amid the ongoing global situation of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a video conference was held on the afternoon of the 11th to share Korea's experience in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and to discuss health cooperation measures between Korea and Myanmar.
UHC is a concept that ensures all people can receive essential medical services without financial hardship.
This meeting was arranged at the request of Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports to share Korea's experience in realizing UHC. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Korea in Myanmar actively facilitated coordination between the relevant agencies of both sides to make this possible. The Korea Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, Myanmar's Ministry of Health and Sports, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, among other related ministries and agencies, participated.
The agencies on both sides had in-depth discussions on improving health care systems to achieve UHC, Korea's health insurance system, and the operations of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service, as well as measures to strengthen health cooperation between the two countries.
The Myanmar side expressed gratitude for Korea's support and stated that through this meeting, they were able to enhance their understanding of Korea's health and medical system. They also expressed hope to continue expanding health cooperation with Korea in the future.
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An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs evaluated, "This meeting served as an opportunity to enhance health cooperation between Korea and Myanmar and to strengthen our health diplomacy targeting developing countries like Myanmar, where health infrastructure is relatively vulnerable."
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