Professor Choi Jae-wook of Korea University Receives Health Medal in Uzbekistan

Professor Choi Jae-wook of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Korea University (right) is receiving a medal from Behzod Musayev, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, on the 15th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Professor Choi Jae-wook of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Korea University College of Medicine was awarded the First-Class Health Medal by the Presidential Office of Uzbekistan, the medical center announced.

Uzbekistan established the First-Class Health Medal as a national honor earlier this month to commemorate its Independence Day. Professor Choi, recognized for his efforts in building the national healthcare system and promoting international cooperation in the health sector, was selected as the recipient on the 15th. Through the mediation of the Korean government, Professor Choi served as a national COVID-19 advisor in Uzbekistan for about a month in March, assisting in key policy decisions.

Since the 10th, at the request of the Uzbek government, he has been advising on COVID-19 prevention and patient management locally. Prior to this, from 2016 to 2020, he served as the principal investigator for the capacity-building project in environmental health science education at Tashkent State Medical University in Uzbekistan, establishing the local environmental health higher education system and conducting community public health education. He has also conducted feasibility studies for hospital construction in various countries including Bolivia, Pakistan, and Laos, while serving as president of the Korean Society for International Health and Medicine and chairman of the International Cooperation Committee of the Korean Medical Association.

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